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Ancient Indian Riyuals and their Social Contents (Record no. 7794)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number	81-7304-121-0
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Edition number	23
Classification number	301.21
Item number	BHA
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name	N.N Bhattacharya
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title	Ancient Indian Riyuals and their Social Contents
Statement of responsibility, etc.	N.N Bhattacharya
Medium	english
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc.	New Delhi
Name of publisher, distributor, etc.	Manohar
Date of publication, distribution, etc.	2005
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent	xi-305 p. ;
Other physical details	hard bound
Dimensions	14.5*22.4 cm
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE	Preface to the Second Edition <br/> Preface to the First Edition <br/> Abbreviations <br/> Chapter One: The Priest and the Queen A Study in the Rituals of the Asvamedha 1<br/>1 Prologue: The Political Veneer. <br/>2 Changes in' Form and Content: Original Purpose Forgotten. <br/>3 Horse-sacrifice in the Rgveda. <br/>4 The Later Samhitas and Brahmanas: Conceptual Changes. <br/>5 Epic Versions of the Asvamedha. <br/>6 Asvamedha in the Srauta Sutras: The Queen's Part. <br/>7 In Quest of the Original Form. <br/>8 The Priest and the Queen. <br/>9 Vedic Sacrifices: Their Primitive and Sophisticated Forms. <br/>10 Why Sexual Union? <br/>11 The Queen's Sexual Cycle. <br/>12 The Dying God. <br/>13 Epilogue: Birth of Literature. <br/> Chapter Two: The King and the Dice A Study in the Rituals of the Rajasuya 54<br/>1 Prologue: Sophistication of the Rituals. <br/>2 The Preliminary Rites. <br/>3 The Second Series. <br/>4 The Ratninam Havimsi: Its Political Significance. <br/>5 The Abhisecaniya or Besprinkling Ceremony. <br/>6 Symbolic Conquest of the Quarters and Anointment. <br/>7 The Mimic Cow Raid. <br/>8 Rajan: Its Original and Changed Meaning. <br/>9 The Election of the 'Kings': The Popular Pressure. <br/>10 The Tribal Councils. <br/>11 Aksa and Rta: The Ritual of Dicing. <br/>12 Rta and Varuna. <br/>13 Relics of Ancient Equality. <br/>14 Distribution: Casting the Lot. <br/>15 Annihilation of Rta: The Sunahsepa Legend. <br/> Chapter Three: Food and Drink A Study in the Rituals of the Vajapeya 97<br/>1 Prologue. <br/>2 The Vajapeya and the Rajasuya. <br/>3 The Legend, the Numbers and the Prelims. <br/>4 The Ritual of Collective Drinking. <br/>5 The Chariot Race. <br/>6 The Ascension: Role of the Queen or Wife. <br/>7 The Popular Character. <br/>8 Food and Drink. <br/>9 The Samans. <br/>10 Yajna as a Productive Technique. <br/>11 The Collective Approach: The Sattras and the Mahavrata. <br/>12 Metamorphosis of the Yajamana. <br/> Chapter Four: The Twice-Born A Study in the Rituals of Tribal Initiation 133<br/>1 Prologue: Birth and Rebirth. <br/>2 The Nucleus of the Upanayana: The Brahmacarin. <br/>3 The Ritual of Upanayana in the Grhyasutras. <br/>4 Upanayana and Puberty. <br/>5 Rebirth in Terms of Buddhist and Jain Initiation. <br/>6 Tantric Initiation and the Concept of Rebirth. <br/>7 Tribal Character of Buddhist Initiation. <br/>8 Primitive Rituals Connected with the Upanayana. <br/> Chapter Five: Sacred and Accursed A Study in the Menstrual Rites of Ancient India 159<br/>1 Prologue: Initiation into Womanhood. <br/>2 The Universal Dread. <br/>3 The Sanctifying Significance. <br/>4 The Life-Giving Power. <br/>5 Menstrual Rites. <br/>6 The Ceremonial Defloration. <br/> Chapter Six: Earth and Woman A Study in the Cults and Rituals of Fertility 184<br/>1 Prologue. <br/>2 A Sculpture from Nagarjunikonda. <br/>3 Mother Goddess and Agricultural Myths: Sita and Persephone. <br/>4 Prthivi or Mother Earth. <br/>5 A Puraniccum-Popular God of Vegetation. <br/>6 The Indian Gardens of Adonis: The Rituals of Laksmi. <br/> Chapter Seven: Death and Resurrection A Study in the Rituals of Diwali and Holi 211<br/>1 Prologue. <br/>2 End of the Old and Beginning of the New Financial Year: Diwali of the Business Communities. <br/>3 The Cult of the Dead among the Buddhists. <br/>4 The Pir Cult. <br/>5 Essentials of the Holi Festival. <br/>6 The Mathas and Miming of Burning the Dead. <br/>7 Resurrection: The Symbolism of Red. <br/>8 Diwali: Its Basic Features. <br/>9 The Full and New Moon. <br/>10 The Fire Festivals of Europe. <br/>11 Diwali and Death. <br/> Chapter Eight: Hook Swinging A Study in Some Popular Cults and Rituals of Bengal 234<br/>1 Prologue. <br/>2 The Rituals of Year-Ending. <br/>3 The New Role of Buddhism. <br/>4 Siva in New Forms: Buddhist and Popular Influence. <br/>5 Vaisnavism: Influence of the Buddhist Sahajayana. <br/>6 The Nathta Cult. <br/>7 The Natha Cosmology: Popular Elements. <br/>8 The Dharma Cult: Its Buddhist Background. <br/>9 Dharmaand Brahrnanical Deities. <br/>10 Different Aspects of the Dharma Cult. <br/>11 The Cajana of Dharma and Siva. <br/>12 Gajana and Cadaka: The Participating Deities. <br/>13 The Death and Resurrection Theme in Gajana Rituals. <br/>14 The Cadaka of Dharma. <br/>15 Kalarkarudra, Nilacandika and others. <br/>16 The Ritual of Cadaka. <br/> Bibliography 279<br/> Index 289<br/> <br/><br/>
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