The Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads v1.c19.s7.13
The Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads v1.c19.s7.13
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⁷ Totemistic suggestions (J. v. Negelein, *Zeitschrift für Ethnologie*, 1901, p. 78; E. Monseur, RHR. li. 16) are refuted by van Gennep, *L'état actuel du problème totémique*, pp. 291 f. The ceremonial lying of the queen beside the dead horse is doubtless intended to secure her fertility through contact with the divine.