PDNRL No. 15 Gudrun Bühnemann: Pūjā. A Study in Smārta Ritual. Vienna 1988, 253p. EUR 32.-

Introduction (7)

Bibliography (13)

Abbreviations (27)

I.                    General Remarks (29)

1.       Normative Texts (32)

Excursus: Contents of the PP (37)

2.       Descriptive Texts (43)

1.       Mantras from the Vedic Literature (67)

2.       Other Mantras and Hymns (69)

II.                  Daily Pūjā (101)

III.                Occasional Pūjā (183)

1.       Infusion with Life (191)

2.       Pūjā of the Limbs of the Idol (195)

3.       Pūjā with Leaves and Flowers (196)

4.       Kathā (196)

5.       Pūjā of the Brahmin (197)

6.       Dismissal (200)

1.       Satyanārāyaṇavrata (200)

2.       Ṛṣipañcamīvrata (213)

3.       Anantacaturdaśīvrata (221)

Appendix (229)

Indices (237)

General Index (243)

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