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 74
... considered to be a curse . Therefore the sadhus are pitied , but also feared , because they roam about freely and may cast a desirous glance on one's wife or daughter . On the other hand the retaining of one's semen is one of the most ...
... considered to be a curse . Therefore the sadhus are pitied , but also feared , because they roam about freely and may cast a desirous glance on one's wife or daughter . On the other hand the retaining of one's semen is one of the most ...
Page 128
... considered undomesticated simply because he maintained no fixed residence ? To be sure , he might be considered less domesticated than one who did . But would he be any less so than the travelling salesman is considered less a full ...
... considered undomesticated simply because he maintained no fixed residence ? To be sure , he might be considered less domesticated than one who did . But would he be any less so than the travelling salesman is considered less a full ...
Page 131
... considered to be of higher status than meat - eating castes . High - status Brahmans are often more or less vegetarian , while untouchables are often ( considered to be ) meat eaters . This opposition is confused , however , by the fact ...
... considered to be of higher status than meat - eating castes . High - status Brahmans are often more or less vegetarian , while untouchables are often ( considered to be ) meat eaters . This opposition is confused , however , by the fact ...
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Sarayu and the ghats | 9 |
The presence of | 18 |
The conjunction of time and place | 28 |
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