Aspects of Ancient Indian Polity |
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CHAPTER I | 1 |
CHAPTER II | 24 |
Public magic in India Confusion of magic and religion in ancient | 28 |
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Abhisheka according Adhvaryu aforesaid Agni Agni-Purāṇa Agnishtoma Aitareya-Brāhmaṇa ancient Hindu Ancient India appears Arthaśāstra Aryan Asvamedha Atharva-Veda belief Bharata Brahman Brāhmaṇas Bṛhaspati castes ceremony chapter consecrated consultation cont coronation council councillors deities divine duties Eggeling eldest election epic former Frazer gods Hindu Hopkins horse Hotṛ Ibid Indra inference instance Janamejaya Jātaka Kamandakiya Kauṭiliya Kautilya king king's kingdom kingship Kshatriya later Macdonell and Keith magic and religion Mahā Mahābhārata maṇḍala mantras Manu Megasthenes mentioned ministers monarch oblations offerings passage performed perhaps person political prince public magic public magician Purāņas Purohita quoting race Rājasūya Rām Rāma Rāma's Rāmāyaṇa reference regarded religion religious Rg-Veda rites rituals royal priest rule ruler Sabhā sacrifice Sanskrit Santanu Satapatha-Brāhmaṇa savage Sāyaṇa societies Soma sons sovereign state-council subjects Taittiriya-Brāhmaṇa throne tion Tirthas tribe Vaisya Vajapeya Vasishtha Veda Vedic period viii