ISBN:
0-485-19510-0
,
978-0-485-19510-1
Language:
English
Pages:
xv, 310 Seiten
,
Karten
Series Statement:
Monographs on Social Anthropology No 59
Keywords:
Indien Hinduismus
;
Priester
;
Uttar Pradesh
;
Mönchtum
;
Religion und Gesellschaft
;
Gottheit
;
Kult
;
Wallfahrt
;
Kulturanthropologie
;
Ayodhya 〈Stadt, Indien〉
Abstract:
A detailed historical anthropology of Ayodhya, which argues that religious values can reflect political and economic processes.
Description / Table of Contents:
Acknowledgements -- Note on transliteration -- Maps -- Preface -- 1. Ayodhya: Time and Place -- 2. Problems and Perspectives -- 3. Devotion andAscetisicm -- The sacred as a profession -- 5. Conclusion -- Appendix 1. Kanak Bhavan, an example of a temple built by a raja. Appendix 2. Caste temples. Appendix 3. Rules and regulations of Hanumangarhi -- Notes -- Bibliography --Glossary -- Index
Note:
Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 296-303
