Rites of the god-king: Śānti and ritual change in early Hinduism
Rites of the God-King offers a critical revision of mainstream Hinduism from the perspective of the life of a single ritual from medieval India. Drawing theoretical connections to modern ethnographies, it raises questions about the nature of kingship and priesthood, image-worship, and ritual change
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2018
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| In: | Year: 2018 |
| Series/Journal: | Oxford Ritual Studies Series
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
India
/ Hinduism
/ King
/ Shanti
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| RelBib Classification: | BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism |
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| Summary: | Rites of the God-King offers a critical revision of mainstream Hinduism from the perspective of the life of a single ritual from medieval India. Drawing theoretical connections to modern ethnographies, it raises questions about the nature of kingship and priesthood, image-worship, and ritual change |
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| ISBN: | 0190862890 |