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The life-giving myth and other essays/ A.M. Hocart ; edited with an introduction by Lord Raglan.

By: Hocart, A.MContributor(s): Raglan, Lord, edMaterial type: Text

TextPublication details: London: Routledge, 2013Description: 252 p. ; 20 cmISBN: 0415866707Subject(s): Ethnology | Anthropology | Mythology DDC classification: 306

Contents:

Introduction 1 The Life-giving Myth 2 Flying Through the Air 3 Turning Into Stone 4 The Common Sense of Myth 5 The Purpose of Ritual 6 Ritual and Emotion 7 The Origin of Monotheism 8 The Divinity of the Guest 9 Yakshab and Vaddas 10 Money 11 Modern Critique 12 In the Grip of Tradition 13 Snobbery 14 Chastity 15 Saviours 16 The Age-Limit 17 Childhood Ceremonies 18 Baptism by Fire 19 Initiation and Manhood 20 Initiation and Healing 21 Tattooing and Healing 22 Kinship Systems 23 Blood-Brotherhood 24 Covenants 25 The Uterine Nephew 26 Why Study Savages? 27 Are Savages Custom-bound? 28 From Ancient to Modern Egypt 29 India and the Pacific 30 Decadence in India Acknowledgments Index

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
General Books	Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section	306 HOC/L (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		P41168

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Introduction

1 The Life-giving Myth

2 Flying Through the Air

3 Turning Into Stone

4 The Common Sense of Myth

5 The Purpose of Ritual

6 Ritual and Emotion

7 The Origin of Monotheism

8 The Divinity of the Guest

9 Yakshab and Vaddas

10 Money

11 Modern Critique

12 In the Grip of Tradition

13 Snobbery

14 Chastity

15 Saviours

16 The Age-Limit

17 Childhood Ceremonies

18 Baptism by Fire

19 Initiation and Manhood

20 Initiation and Healing

21 Tattooing and Healing

22 Kinship Systems

23 Blood-Brotherhood

24 Covenants

25 The Uterine Nephew

26 Why Study Savages?

27 Are Savages Custom-bound?

28 From Ancient to Modern Egypt

29 India and the Pacific

30 Decadence in India

Acknowledgments

Index

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