Ritual space as borderland: building and breaching ritual borders in eastern central Gujarat

This essay discusses the fundamental structure of ritual practice among the Rathvas, an adivasi group in Chhotaudepur district, Gujarat. It examines in some detail various sites of ritual practice to show how Rathvas imaginatively construct borders at these sites. At times Rathvas elaborate upon pre...

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Published in:International journal of Dharma Studies
Main Author: Alles, Gregory D. 1954- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: SpringerOpen [2017]
In: International journal of Dharma Studies
Year: 2017, Volume: 5
Further subjects:B Ind puja
B Pithora
B Chhotaudepur
B Sacred Space
B Borderlands
B Borders
B Rathvas
B Ritual Space
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