In all religions of the world which maintain sacrificial rituals and in which the portion offered to gods is given to fire, that portion is normally offered raw, except in Vedic India, where its previous cooking is necessary. The reasons for such a treatment forms the subject matter of this book.
Dharma: Survey of Indian Cultural Religion and Spirituality Seen Through Brahmanic Eyes
Dharma : Survey of Indian Cultural Religion and Spirituality Seen Through Brahmanic Eyes by Uma Marina Vesci is an in depth study of the development of Vedic religion and spirituality in the sub-continent. The author has attempted to condense into a nutshell all the poignant features of a cultural world so dispersed in thousands or millions of rivulets that it can seldom be grasped in its totality. To this end the author has attempted with the purpose of still ...