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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Auteur principal: Geslani, Marko 1982- (Auteur)
Type de support: Imprimé Livre
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Oxford Oxford University Press 2018
Dans:Année: 2018
Collection/Revue:Oxford Ritual Studies Series
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Inde / Hindouisme / Roi / Shanti
RelBib Classification:BK Hindouisme
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Résumé: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
ISBN:0190862890