Gods on Earth: The Management of Religious Experience and Identity in a North Indian Pilgrimage Centre

ISBN-13: 9780367716882 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 310 str.

Peter Van Der Veer

Opis

A detailed historical anthropology of Ayodhya, which argues that religious values CAN reflect political and economic processes.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements, Note on transliteration, Maps, Preface, I: Ayodhya: Time and Place, II: Problems and Perspectives, III: Devotion and Ascetisicm, IV: The sacred as a profession, V: Conclusion, Appendix 1: Kanak Bhavan, an example of a temple built by a raja, Appendix 2: Caste temples, Appendix 3: Rules and regulations of Hanumangarhi, Notes, Bibliography, Glossary, Index

O autorze

Peter van der Veer