Buch, Englisch, 438 Seiten, Format (B × H): 239 mm x 163 mm
Reihe: Oxford Ritual Studies Series
Buch, Englisch, 438 Seiten, Format (B × H): 239 mm x 163 mm
Reihe: Oxford Ritual Studies Series
ISBN: 978-0-19-935157-2
Verlag: OXFORD UNIV PR
forms are also being practiced outside of India as well. Despite this historical and cultural range, the homa retains an identifiable unity of symbolism and ritual form.
The essays collected in Homa Variations provide detailed studies of a variety of homa forms, providing an understanding of the history of the homa from its inception up to its use in the present. At the same time, the authors cover a wide range of religious cultures, from India and Nepal to Tibet, China, and Japan. The theoretical focus of the collection is the study of ritual change over long periods of time, and across the boundaries of religious cultures. The identifiable
unity of the homa allows for an almost unique opportunity to examine ritual change from such a broad perspective.
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- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie des Brauchtums und der Traditionen
- Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Hinduismus Hinduismus: Kult, Riten, Zeremonien
- Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Vergleichende Religionswissenschaft
- Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte