Palanquins of the Gods: Indigenous Theologies, Ritual Practice, and Complex Agency in the Western Indian Himalayas
Village deities in the West Indian Himalayas, who manifest in temples, in possessed oracles, and in moving vehicles, intervene in various aspects of the private and public lives of their devotees. As such, these devis and devtas (goddesses and gods) emerge, from both indigenous theologies and schola...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Equinox
2016
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Religions of South Asia
Year: 2016, Volume: 10, Issue: 3, Pages: 300-323 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Kulu Valley
/ Hinduism
/ Local gods
/ Sedan chairs
/ Procession
/ Ritual
/ Interreligiosity
/ Folk religion
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| RelBib Classification: | AF Geography of religion AG Religious life; material religion BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism KBM Asia |
| Further subjects: | B
Agency
B Procession B Ritual B Hinduism B palanquin B Himalaya |
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