Gods on Earth: The Management of Religious Experience and Identity in a North Indian Pilgrimage CentreBloomsbury Academic, 1988 - 310 pages A detailed historical anthropology of Ayodhya, which argues that religious values can reflect political and economic processes. |
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Page 39
... British troops ( Bhatnagar , 1968 : 117-41 ) . When the British annexed Awadh in February 1856 they decided to put a railing around the Babar mosque , so that the Muslims could continue to worship inside it , while the Hindus were ...
... British troops ( Bhatnagar , 1968 : 117-41 ) . When the British annexed Awadh in February 1856 they decided to put a railing around the Babar mosque , so that the Muslims could continue to worship inside it , while the Hindus were ...
Page 224
... British did not feel that it would be legitimate to deny the Bhareriyas everything and they decided to give them at least a minor share of the spoils . Another aspect in these British documents is the interest in the tax which could be ...
... British did not feel that it would be legitimate to deny the Bhareriyas everything and they decided to give them at least a minor share of the spoils . Another aspect in these British documents is the interest in the tax which could be ...
Page 227
... British attempt to establish clear definitions of what pandaship was and what their rights were . Old documents proving jajmani relations and the long - time vocation of pandaship were taken as proof of customary rights to put up ...
... British attempt to establish clear definitions of what pandaship was and what their rights were . Old documents proving jajmani relations and the long - time vocation of pandaship were taken as proof of customary rights to put up ...
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Sarayu and the ghats | 9 |
The presence of | 18 |
The conjunction of time and place | 28 |
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