{"product_id":"homa-variations-the-study-of-ritual-change-across-the-longue-duree-paperback-1","title":"Homa Variations: The Study of Ritual Change Across the Longue Durée - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard K. Payne\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMichael Witzel\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFound in many different religious cultures, the practice of making votive offerings into fire dates back to the earliest periods of human history. Throughout the tantric world, this kind of ritual offering practice is known as the homa. With roots in Vedic and Zoroastrian rituals, the tantric homa was formed in early medieval India. Since that time tantric Buddhist practitioners transmitted it to East and Central Asia, and more recently to Europe and the Americas. Today, Hindu forms of the homa are being practiced outside of India as well. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDespite this historical and cultural range, the homa retains an identifiable unity of symbolism and ritual form. \u003cem\u003eHoma Variations\u003c\/em\u003e is the first volume to provide a series of detailed studies of a variety of homa forms. This collection of essays provides an understanding of the history of the homa from its inception up to its use in the present. The book also covers homa practice throughout a wide range of religious cultures, from India and Nepal to Tibet, China, and Japan. The theoretical focus of the collection is the study of ritual change over long periods of time, and across the boundaries of religious cultures. The identifiable unity of the homa allows for an almost unique opportunity to examine ritual change with such a broad perspective.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRichard K. Payne\u003c\/strong\u003e is Yehan Numata Professor of Japanese Buddhist Studies at the Institute of Buddhist Studies, Berkeley. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Witzel \u003c\/strong\u003eis Wales Professor of Sanskrit at Harvard University.\u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.3 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 20, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42562765553760,"sku":"9780199351589","price":154.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/M1ZLVnRTR2VIQU5saFlwMkNSN0lLUT09.webp?v=1770371789","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/homa-variations-the-study-of-ritual-change-across-the-longue-duree-paperback-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}