TY  - BOOK
AU  - Settar,S.
TI  - Inviting Death: Indian Attitude towards the Ritual Death 
T2  - Monographs and Theoretical Studies in Sociology and Anthropology in Honour of Nels Anderson
SN  - 9789004669321
AV  - BL1375.S95 
U1  - 294.4/23 23
PY  - 1989///
CY  - Leiden, Boston
PB  - Brill
KW  - Spiritual life
KW  - Jainism
KW  - Suicide
KW  - Religious aspects
N1  - 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
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004669321
ER  -