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Code: ISBN :1532-7	Title	Reflections on Resemblance, Ritual and Religion
TO INDEX	Author	BRAIN K. SMITH
	Publisher	Motilal Banarsidass Publisher
	Price	Rs.250	Pages	265p.
	The classical Vedic texts that deal with large-scale sacrificial ritual and those writings that deal with domestic ritual have traditionally been treated as unrelated. The former are devoted to the explication of rituals that are dominated by wealthy male elites; the latter concern humble private ceremonies more open to female participation.