Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-225) and index.
Contents:
Negotiating ritual repair: the prayascitta material in the Baudhayana Srauta Sutra -- Don't cry over spilled blood: ritual correction in the Mishnah -- Blood libel: ritual misrepresentation -- Of fists and feathers: the modern Olympic Games -- When ritual systems collide: the execution of Saddam Hussein.
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