Hindu Mythology and The Critique of Sacrifice Chaukhamba Sanskrit Pratishthan to render a knowledge of

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Hindu Mythology and The Critique of Sacrifice Chaukhamba Sanskrit Pratishthan to render a knowledge ofHindu Mythology and The Critique of Sacrifice The Head Beneath the Altar In the beginning, says the ancient Hindu text the Rig Veda, was man. And from man's sacrifice and dismemberment came the entire world, including the hierarchical ordering of human society. The book presents a wide ranging study of Hindu texts read through the lens of Rene Girard's mimetic theory of the sacrificial origin of religion and culture. For those interested in Girard and