An illustration from the Ramayana. Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa protect the rishis' sacrificial fire from the rakṣasas (demons)

Anonymous / Unknown

An illustration from the Ramayana. Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa protect the rishis' sacrificial fire from the rakṣasas (demons)

Year: 1800-1805

From: This is from a series of eighty-four paintings on European paper and was once stored in a folder labelled: 'Ramayana Subjects, Deccani School: 1800-1805 (on European paper)'.

Location: British Museum, London

Keywords: IndiaRamayana

Topics:
2. Sacrifice and religion: Comparisons, Antiquarians, Anthropology (16^th-18^th Century)

Edited by: Chiara Petrolini

The Broken World of Sacrifice: An Essay in Ancient Indian Ritual

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1993.

Topics:
0. General bibliography (19^th-21^th Century) 2. Sacrifice and religion: Comparisons, Antiquarians, Anthropology (16^th-18^th Century)

Keywords: IndiaVedic

Calasso, R.

L'ardore

Milano: Adelphi, 2010.

Topics:
2. Sacrifice and religion: Comparisons, Antiquarians, Anthropology (16^th-18^th Century)

Keywords: IndiaVedic

Lévi, S. - Calasso, R. - Malamoud, C. - Renou, L.; D'Intino, S. (Ed.)

La dottrina del sacrificio nei Brahmana. Con tre saggi di Roberto Calasso, Charles Malamoud e Louis Renou

Milano: Adelphi, 2009.

Topics:
2. Sacrifice and religion: Comparisons, Antiquarians, Anthropology (16^th-18^th Century)

Keywords: FireHinduIndiaScapegoatVedic

Anonymous / Unknown

Horse sacrifice (Asvamedha) (1712)

from: Ramayana, Bala Kanda, Ms Add. 15295, fol. 33

British Library, London [from Udaipur]

Topics:
2. Sacrifice and religion: Comparisons, Antiquarians, Anthropology (16^th-18^th Century)

Keywords: Animal Sacrifice AsvamedhaHinduHorsesIndiaRamayanaVedic

Patton, L. L.

Bringing the Gods to Mind. Mantra and Ritual in Early Indian Sacrifice

Berkeley-Los Angeles-London: University of California Press, 2005.

Topics:
2. Sacrifice and religion: Comparisons, Antiquarians, Anthropology (16^th-18^th Century)

Keywords: India

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