Publication: Rites to subdue: abhicāra and kṛtyā in the Mahābhārata
Rites to subdue: abhicāra and kṛtyā in the Mahābhārata
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Malinar, A. (2025). Rites to subdue: abhicāra and kṛtyā in the Mahābhārata. In R. Leach, O. Hellwig, & T. Zehnder (Eds.), Studies in the Atharvaveda : Proceedings of the 3rd Zurich International Conference on Indian Literature and Philosophy (No. 15; pp. 277–306). De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111244433
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The influence of Atharvavedic textual communities on the textual history and meaning of the Mahābhārata (MBh) is a recurrent topic in epic studies as the influential “Bhṛguization theory” proposed by V.S. Sukthankar (1936) demonstrates. Epic scholars often followed the general view on the Atharvaveda as focusing on dubious “magic” rituals and translated passages dealing with Atharvavedic ritual practices, such as abhicāra, with “black magic” or “sorcery”. However, a general negative understanding and a too-general application of the t
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Malinar, A. (2025). Rites to subdue: abhicāra and kṛtyā in the Mahābhārata. In R. Leach, O. Hellwig, & T. Zehnder (Eds.), Studies in the Atharvaveda : Proceedings of the 3rd Zurich International Conference on Indian Literature and Philosophy (No. 15; pp. 277–306). De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111244433
