The Blemish of "Modern Times": Snakes, Planets, and the Kaliyugam
Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork conducted in South India, this article traces out the connections that devotees, astrologers, priests, and other Hindu ritual specialists make between n?ga dōşam ("snake blemish," a negative astrological condition) and the Kali Yuga, the fourth and most de...
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Type de support: | Électronique Article |
Langue: | Anglais |
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Univ.
2014
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Nidān
Année: 2014, Volume: 26, Numéro: 1, Pages: 1-21 |
Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Modernity
B Naga dosam B Hinduism B Kali Yuga B South India |
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