The Age of K?l?: Contemporary Iterations of the Kaliyug in the Kullu Valley of the Western Himalayas

When reflecting on contemporary life, local residents of the West Himalayan Kullu Valley often associate it with the Kaliyug, the most horrible eon according to common textual descriptions of Hindu time. This enables them to explain and invest with broader meanings the far-reaching transformations u...

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Main Author: Halperin, Ehud (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Univ. 2014
In: Nidān
Year: 2014, Volume: 26, Issue: 1, Pages: 42-64
Further subjects:B Kaliyug
B Modernity
B Hinduism
B Goddesses
B Himalaya
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