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Examines the Brahmanas of Vedic India, exploring coincidences with mimetic theory that are too numerous and striking to be accidental. Recognizing that the Vedic tradition also converges on a revelation that discredits sacrifice, mimetic theory locates within sacrifice itself a paradoxical power of quiet reflection that leads, in the long run, to the eclipse of this institution which is violent but nevertheless fundamental to the development of human culture.

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      Publisher: Michigan State University Press
      Publication Date: 4/30/2011 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780870139925, 978-0870139925
      ISBN10: 0870139924

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      Book Synopsis
      Examines the Brahmanas of Vedic India, exploring coincidences with mimetic theory that are too numerous and striking to be accidental. Recognizing that the Vedic tradition also converges on a revelation that discredits sacrifice, mimetic theory locates within sacrifice itself a paradoxical power of quiet reflection that leads, in the long run, to the eclipse of this institution which is violent but nevertheless fundamental to the development of human culture.

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