Hooykaas - Balinese Bauddha Brahmans. Orig. Edn.

Amsterdam-London, North-Holland Publishing Company, 1973. Large 8°, orig. limp glossy wrappers, dustjacket. 251pp. Ills. and num. line-drawings, of which 20 pages o illustrating Mudra: priests' gestures, on 38 plates, list of abbreviations, comparative table of daily and non-daily worship, threefold table of ritual, followed in Eka Dasa-Rudra at very end of volume, succinct and reasoned bibliography, chronological bibliography, appendices I-II (offerings brought at the Eka-Dasa-Rudra, Griya Bauddha and their active priests, incl. 2 maps), table of contents. [VKAW, vol. 80]. An excellent and exhaustive piece of research and observation. incl. notes on the Mss. on which this book is based, explanations to line-drawings of mudra, gestures, a priest's sanctuary, dressing of hair, cult-instruments. Very good copy.