Inviting Death : Indian Attitude towards the Ritual Death / S. Settar.
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TextLanguage: English Series: Monographs and Theoretical Studies in Sociology and Anthropology in Honour of Nels Anderson ; 28. | Social Sciences - Book Archive pre-2000Publisher: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 1989Copyright date: ©1989Content type: - text
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- Indian Attitude towards the Ritual Death
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- BL1375.S95
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preliminary Material / S. Settar -- Abbreviations / S. Settar -- Figures and Maps / S. Settar -- Foreword / S. Settar -- Chapter-I Age of Spiritual Sublimity / S. Settar -- Chapter-II Age of Great Material and Religious Prosperity / S. Settar -- Chapter-III Time of Trouble: Ritual Death, A Blurred Memory (1300 - 1900 A.D.) / S. Settar -- Chapter-IV Meaning and Significance of Rituals / S. Settar -- Chapter-V The Ritual in Practice / S. Settar -- Chapter-VI Some Honoured Saints: Their Career and Contributions / S. Settar -- Chapter-VII Nisidhis: Characteristics Variety and Art / S. Settar -- Chapter-VIII Nisidhis: Characteristics Variety and Art / S. Settar -- Appendice-I Chronological Distribution of Nisidhi Memorials / S. Settar -- Glossary / S. Settar -- Bibliography / S. Settar -- Index / S. Settar -- Plates / S. Settar.
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