Encountering the Goddess in the Indian Himalaya: On the Contribution of Ethnographic Film to the Study of Religion
This paper examines the benefits of ethnographic film for the study of religion. It argues that the exploration of gaps between colloquial descriptions of divinities and their practical manifestation in ritual is instructive of the way religious categories are conceptualized. The argument is develop...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI
2021
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Religions
Year: 2021, Volume: 12, Issue: 11 |
| Further subjects: | B
himalaya
B Spirit Possession B Religious Experience B Tantra B Ritual B Goddess B Hinduism B ethnographic film B Exorcism B khas B shakti (śakti) |
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