The Ceremony Of Sacred Thread : A Study On Its Social Significance

Details : 

Author : Brajkishore Swain
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Chaukhambha Publications
Language ‏ : ‎ Sanskrit
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 183 pages
Weight : 400 g
Dimension : 23 x 14 x 2 cm 

About the book 

"The Ceremony Of Sacred Thread- A Study On Its Social Significance" explores the Upanayanam ritual in Hindu tradition, marking a young boy's spiritual rebirth and initiation into Vedic education. This sacred thread ceremony symbolizes the boy's transition to Brahmacharya, fostering discipline, purpose and identity. The book likely examines the cultural importance, historical roots and social implications of this pivotal rite of passage. It may also discuss the ceremony's relevance in contemporary times.      This book contains materials relating a significant sacrament-Upanayana from ancient Indian Dharmashastra sources. The important feature of this book is that it covers local custom and traditions prevalent in eastern part of India in general and Orissa in particular. It has some sort of specific horizon to focus interrelationship in the globe adhering to various religious communities in toto. Scholar's as good as general people would be benefited by this book with its intrinsic analysis as well as study intermingled with indigenous data available with Vedas, Dharmashastra, Grihya Sutras, Puranas etc.