From demon to deity: Forging a new iconography for Mahishasur
This article focuses on the forging of a new iconography for Mahishasur, a ‘demon’ in Hindu mythology who was reclaimed by indigenous communities both as a ‘god’ and as a champion of their political autonomy. The public political ritual of venerating Mahishasur was deemed blasphemous by the Hindu na...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publ.
2023
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Journal of material culture
Year: 2023, Volume: 28, Issue: 1, Pages: 106-130 |
| Further subjects: | B
Hindu Nationalism
B indigenous activism B Counterculture B aesthetics and politics B caste politics B indigenous resistance B Mahiṣāsura |
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