TY  - BOOK
AU  - Staal, Frits.
AU  - Frits Staal.
TI  -  Ritual and mantras
U1  - 203.8 STA 
PY  - 1996///
CY  - Delhi 
PB  - : Motilal
KW  - Rites lead a life
KW  - Religion
KW  - Society
N2  - Rules Without Meaning is an original study of ritual and mantras which shows that rites lead a life of their own, unaffected by religion or society. In its analysis. of Vedic ritual, it uses methods inspired by logic, linguistics, anthropology and Asian studies. New insights are offered into various topics including music, bird song and the origin of language. The discussion culminates in a proposal for a new human science that challenges the current dogma of "the two cultures" of sciences and humanities
ER  -