Ritualistic Philosophy of Death and Disposal of the Dead; 2 Volumes
Singh, N.K. (Ed.)
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Book ID : 23932
ISBN-10 : 81-8220-043-1 / 8182200431
ISBN-13 : 978-81-8220-043-2 / 9788182200432
Place
of Publication :
Delhi
Year
of Publication :
2004
Edition : (First Edition)
Language : English
viii, 502p., Bib., Index, 23 cm.
CONTENTS
CONTENTS:- Vol.1: Part I: Conceptual Ritualism; Ritualistic Philosophy; Disposal of the Corpse; Purification of the Survivors. Part II: Occidental Ritualism; Pre-Historic European Rituals; Greek Ritual; Roman Rituals; Salvic Rituals; Coptic Rituals;Christian Rituals. Vol.2: Part III: Oriental Ritualism; Animistic Rituals; Hindu Rituals; Jain Rituals; Buddhist Rituals; Chinese Rituals; Japanese Rituals; Tibetan Rituals. Part IV: Semantic Ritualism; Babylonian Rituals; Egyptian Rituals; Jewish Rituals; Parsi Rituals; Muslim Rituals.
DESCRIPTION
This book is an attempt to emphasize the most fundamental philosophical question about the death and its mysterious and ritualistic nature of disposal of the dead. This work has been compiled and edited in four parts-Conceptual ritualism, Occidental ritualism, Oriental ritualism, and Semitic ritualism; First part deals with the conceptual philosophy of death, ritualistic practices of disposal of the dead, and purificatory rites of the survivors; while second, third and fourth part throws light on the ritualistic practices of death and disposal of the dead among European communities like Greek, Roman, Slavic, Coptic and Christian; Oriental communities like Animistic, Hindu, Jain, Buddhist, Chinese, Japanese and Tibetan; and Semitic communities like Babylonian, Egyptian, Jewish, Parsi, and Muslim respectively. The task performed here would be useful to the scholars interested in mysterious and ritualistic philosophy.
