About the Book: Sacrifice And Cosmos-Yajna And The Eucharist In Dialogue
This book studies the way both Hinduism and Christianity have related sacrifice
to the reality of the whole cosmos including the material universe Þ the Vedic
view is seen as the best example of creation through sacrifice and the Christian
cross as that of redemption through divine sacrifice.
In Hinduism, yajna has been at the centre of Vedic thought and practice, epic
and Puranic literature. The Upanishads and the Bhagavad Gita add new dimensions
to it through their spiritualization and interiorization and raising tapas and
bhakti into sacrifice. The concept of sacrifice has been transformed