Speculation on Hindu Self-Sacrifice Imagery at Nalgonda
This is a study of ca. 13th-14th century self-sacrificial memorial stones (vīrakkal) from Nalgonda, India. Suicide is usually condemned, but sometimes accepted as self-sacrifice, during periods of social upheaval or religious crisis. The article asks why and when voluntary death was accepted in the...
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Language: | English |
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Philosophy Documentation Center
2018
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Journal of religion and violence
Year: 2018, Volume: 6, Issue: 2, Pages: 225-244 |
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