The Śrāddha: The Development of Ancestor Worship in Classical Hinduism

The association of Hinduism with reincarnation is well-known, but this connection obscures a long tradition of ancestor worship. The ritual texts of the Vedic and later Hindu traditions describe in detail the procedure for several forms of ancestral rite. This paper outlines the development of the t...

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Main Author: Sayers, Matthew R. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [2015]
In: Religion compass
Year: 2015, Volume: 9, Issue: 6, Pages: 182-197
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Śrāddha (Ceremony) / Hinduism / Ancestor cult / Soteriology
RelBib Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism
NBK Soteriology
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