Heat & sacrifice in the vedas/ (Record no. 158328)
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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
International Standard Book Number | 812080841x |
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
Transcribing agency | CUS |
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
Classification number | 203.4 |
Item number | VES/ |
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
Personal name | Vesci, Uma Marina |
245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
Title | Heat & sacrifice in the vedas/ |
Statement of responsibility, etc. | Uma Marina Vesci |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Delhi: |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | M.B.Pub., |
Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 1992. |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
Extent | 335 p. |
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
Formatted contents note | PART I<br/>THE CREATIVITY OF RITUAL HEAT IN<br/>THE VEDIC SACRIFICE (SRAUTA YAJNA)<br/>ACCORDING TO THE HYMNS (MANTRAS)<br/>Chapter One: Preliminary Perspectives on the<br/>Problem<br/>1. The Importance of the Sacrificial 'Means' and<br/>the Role of Fire with respect to the Divine in<br/>the Mediterranean Religions and in India<br/>2. The Role of Ritual Cooking in the Vedic<br/>Sacrifice<br/>3. Etymology and Semantics of the words de<br/>noting Heat in the Vedas<br/>Chapter Two: Ritual Heat as a Source of Energy<br/>IN the Rgveda<br/>1. The Texts<br/>(fl) The Soma Sacrifice {somayajna)<br/>(i) The Horse Sacrifice<br/>{c ) The Funeral Rite<br/>2. Some Historico-religious Parallels<br/>3. First Consequences of Ritual Cooking as an<br/>Agent of Transformation<br/>4. The Role of Sacred Heat in the Divine World<br/>CHAPTbR Three: Ritual Heat as a Source of Energy<br/>IN THE AtHARVAVEDA<br/>1. Sacred Heat in the Rite<br/>2. Divinization and 'Cosmicization' of the<br/>Offering<br/>3. Prajapati<br/>Chapter Four: Ritual Heat AS a Source of Energy in<br/>THE YaJURVEDA AND IN ITS BrAHMANAS<br/>1. General Premises Regarding the Effects<br/>Obtained by the Sublimation of Ritual Heat<br/>2. In the Rite<br/>(a) In General<br/>{b) Difference in the Amount of Heat amounting to'<br/>difference of obtainrnent<br/>3. Conclusion<br/>PART n<br/>THE CREATIVITY OF RITUAL HEAT IN<br/>SOME VEDIC RITES ACCORDING TO<br/>THE BRAHMAIjIAS<br/>Chapter Five : Animal Sacrifice<br/>(Pa^uyajna or Pa^ubandha)<br/>1. Circumambulatioh of Agni (paryagni)<br/>2. The Torch<br/>3. Blood<br/>4. Omentum {vapd)<br/>5. The Sacrificial Cake {paSupuro^dia)<br/>6. The Cooked Offering (havis)<br/>Chapter Six: The First Kindling of the Sacrificial<br/>Fire by the Head of the Family<br/>(Aonyadhana or Agnyadheya) ,<br/>1. Gathering of the Material {sambhara)<br/>2. Preparation of the Fireplaces and Preliminary<br/>Rites<br/>3. Kindling of the Sacred Fire<br/>Chapter Seven : Construction of the Fire-Altar (Agni-<br/>CAYANA OR AgNICITi)<br/>1. The'Foundation Sacrifice' and Baking of the<br/>Brick 'Earth'<br/>(a) The Myth<br/>(b) The Foundation Sacrifice<br/>(c) Making the Brick 'Earth'<br/>(d) Baking the Brick<br/>(e) Agnicayana, half m urti and half altar<br/>2. Making and Baking the Ukhd<br/>(a) Gathering of the Material<br/>{b) Making the Ukka<br/>(c) The Putting of the Ukha into the Furnace<br/>(d) The Fumigation of the Ukhd<br/>(e) Baking<br/>3. The Use of the Ukhd during the Initiatory<br/>Period (diksd)<br/>(a) The Transfer of the Fire<br/>(b) The Use of the Ukhd during the Diksd<br/>(c) The Rite of the Steps of Visnu {visnukramdh)<br/>and other Rites<br/>Chapter Eight: Ritual Heat in the Pravargya<br/>1. The History of Pravargya<br/>(a) The Myth<br/>(b) The Interpretation<br/>2. The Intermediate Initiation (avdntaradiksd)<br/>3. Mahdvira and How to Make and Bake it<br/>4. Heating of Mahdvira and Its Place in the<br/>Rite<br/>(a) Preliminaries of the Rite<br/>(b) Kindling of the Sacred Fire<br/>(c) Stirring the Sacred Fire<br/>{d) Hierophany<br/>(e) Adoration<br/>(f) The Sacrificial Offering as a Sacramental<br/>Meal<br/>(g) Sacrificial Creation Through the Three<br/>Phases of the Boiling Process<br/>5. Pramrgya as Mystery about to Surpass<br/>the Ritual<br/>6. Other Rites in Pravargya<br/>Conclusion : Brahmanic Cosmology<br/>1. Transformation of the Divine<br/>2. Transformation of Man: His Immortalization<br/>and Divinization<br/> |
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Keyword | Véda -- Rites et cérémonies. |
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Keyword | Véda -- Rites et cérémonies. |
650 ## - SUBJECT | |
Keyword | Sacrifice -- Hindouisme. |
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
Koha item type | General Books |
Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession number | Date last seen | Date last checked out | Koha item type |
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Central Library, Sikkim University | Central Library, Sikkim University | General Book Section | 29/08/2016 | 203.4 VES/ | P13157 | 14/07/2018 | 14/07/2018 | General Books |