ISBN:
9780195348347
,
0195348346
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (xiv, 258 pages)
,
illustrations
Parallel Title:
Print version Harlan, Lindsey Goddesses' henchmen
DDC:
306.09544
Keywords:
Rajasthan (India) Social life and customs
;
Hero worship India
;
Rajasthan
;
Nationalism Religious aspects
;
India
;
Rajasthan
;
Rajasthan (India) Social life and customs
;
Hero worship
;
Nationalism Religious aspects
;
Rajasthan (India) Social life and customs
;
Hero worship
;
Nationalism Religious aspects
;
Rajasthan (India) India
;
Rajasthan
;
Hero worship
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Anthropology ; Cultural
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Popular Culture
;
Nationalism ; Religious aspects
;
POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Public Policy ; Cultural Policy
;
India ; Rajasthan
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
The Rajputs ruled the vast majority of the kingdoms that were joined together after Indian independence to form the state of Rajasthan, "Land of Kings." An important part of Rajput religion is the worship of "heroes" who have died in battle. This practice has attained new significance in recent years, as right-wing Hindu activists have deployed narratives about heroism in Rajput wars with Muslim emperors. In this book, Lindsey Harlan explores the idea of the Rajput hero. She is particularly interested in the role played by gender in stories about heroes and in their worship
Abstract:
Contents; Illustrations; Note on Transliteration; 1. Introduction; 2. The Land of Heroes: Rajasthani Soil and Rajput Blood; 3. Heroic Story: Slaughter and Glory; 4. Heroic Story Frames: Liberation, Perfection, and Seclusion; 5. Heroic Song: End of the Story and Beyond; Glossary; Bibliography; Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-246) and index. - Print version record
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