The "Dramatic" Element in Brāhmaṇic Initiation: Symbols of Death, Danger, and Difficult Passage

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Previous articleNext article No AccessThe "Dramatic" Element in Brāhmaṇic Initiation: Symbols of Death, Danger, and Difficult PassageWalter O. KaelberWalter O. Kaelber Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by History of Religions Volume 18, Number 1Aug., 1978 Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/462806 Views: 7Total views on this site Citations: 6Citations are reported from Crossref Copyright 1978 The University of ChicagoPDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Alberto Pelissero Dīkṣā, (Jan 2022): 453–454.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-1188-1_276Alberto Pelissero Dīkṣā, (Mar 2018): 1–2.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-1036-5_276-1Michael Nichols Dialogues with Death: Māra, Yama, and Coming to Terms with Mortality in Classical Hindu and Indian Buddhist Traditions, Religions of South Asia 6, no.11 (Nov 2012).https://doi.org/10.1558/rosa.v6i1.13 Brian K. Smith Ritual Perfection and Ritual Sabotage in the Veda, History of Religions 35, no.44 (Oct 2015): 285–306.https://doi.org/10.1086/463434 Brian K. Smith Gods and Men in Vedic Ritualism: Toward a Hierarchy of Resemblance, History of Religions 24, no.44 (Oct 2015): 291–307.https://doi.org/10.1086/463010J.P. Parry Death and cosmogony in Kashi, Contributions to Indian Sociology 15, no.1-21-2 (Sep 2016): 337–365.https://doi.org/10.1177/006996678101500118