Homo ritualis : Hindu ritual and its significance for ritual theory /
"Are the richness and diversity of rituals and celebrations in South Asia unique? Can we speak of a homo ritualis when it comes to India or Hinduism? Are Indians or Hindus more involved in rituals than other people? If so, what makes them special? Homo Ritualis is the first book to present a Hi...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
[2016]
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| Series: | Oxford ritual studies.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- Part I: Framing
- 1. The Beginning of Rituals
- 1.1 The Solemn Intention (samkalpa)
- 1.2 Greeting and Ritualized Greeting (namaskāra)
- Conclusion
- Part II: Formality
- 2. Repetitive Rules (vidhi)
- 2.1 The Grammar of Rituals
- 2.2 A Preliminary "Grammar" of Newar Life-cycle Rituals
- 2.3 Rituals in Handbooks (paddhati)
- 3. Agency in Ritual
- 3.1 Ritual Competency (adhikāra)
- 3.2 Atonements for Ritual Mishaps (prāyaścitta)
- 3.3 The Comic Side of Ritual Formality
- 4. Performed and Played Rituals (līlā)
- 4.1 Music and Ritual Music
- 4.2 Dance and Ritual Dance
- 4.3 Emotions and Ritual Emotions
- Conclusion
- Part III: Modality
- 5. Individualized and Domestic Rituals (samskāra)
- 5.1 The Boy's Initiation
- 5.2 The Girl's Initiation
- 5.3 The Marriage
- 5.4 Death Rituals and Redemption
- 6. Collective and Public Rituals
- 6.1 Temple Festivals (utsava)
- 6.2 Vows (vrata)
- 6.3 Pilgrimages and Processions (yātrā)
- 7. Transcendence in Rituals
- 7.1 The Vedic Sacrifice (yajña)
- 7.2 The Fire Sacrifice (homa)
- 7.3 Worship and Prayer (pūjā)
- 7.4 E-darshan and Cyber-puja
- Conclusion
- Part IV: Meaning
- 8. Meaning and Function
- 8.1 The Cultural Studies Approach
- 8.2 The Cognitive Sciences approach
- 9. The Purvamimamsa Theory of Ritual Efficacy.