Hindu kingship rituals: power relation and historical evolution

"In recent decades, Nepal has witnessed a dramatic shift from its ancient form of Hindu kingship to a federal republican democratic secular order, with the official dissolution of monarchy in 2008. This study deals with the religious lives of the Śāh kings of Nepal, concentrating on such major...

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Main Author: Chaulagain, Nawaraj (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Piscataway, NJ Gorgias Press 2019
In: Harvard oriental series / Opera minora (11)
Year: 2019
Series/Journal:Harvard oriental series / Opera minora 11
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Nepal / Hinduism / Rite of coronation
B Nepal / Navaratri / Shaktism
Further subjects:B Nepal Kings and rulers History
B Shah dynasty (1768-)
B Kings and rulers Religious aspects Hinduism

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