The Remnants of Desire: Sacrificial Viol
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Hugh B. Urban
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Article
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1995
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Elsevier Science
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English
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Notorious for its transgressive sexual and sacrificial practices, the S uaivite sect of the Ka Β―pa Β―likas, or skull bearers, has long been misunderstood by historians of religions. This essay suggests a new way of approaching the Ka Β―pa Β―likas by using some of the insights of the controversial Frenc