Homa Variations

Author	: Richard K. Payne
Publisher	: Oxford University Press
Total Pages	: 449
Release	: 2016
ISBN-10	: 9780199351589
ISBN-13	: 0199351589
Rating	: 4/5 (89 Downloads)

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Download or read book Homa Variations written by Richard K. Payne and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout human history, and across many religious cultures, offerings are made into fire. The essays collected in Homa Variations provide detailed studies of this practice, known in the tantric world as the "homa," from its inception up to the present.

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