India and Beyond: Aspects of Literature, Meaning, Ritual and Thought (Studies from the International Institute for Asian Studies, Leiden & Amsterdam)

by Dick Van Der Meji (Editor)

• New

  Hardcover
  1997

  $50.45

  Contributors address a variety of topics, from ancestral worship to transsexual masquerades, from metrical verse in the psalms to temples, poetic expression and linguistic performances. They bespeak the unique characteristics of Frits Staal and his ability to break down barriers between academic disciplines.