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 88
... example , above the entrance of Hanumangarhi in Ayodhya . Important disciples of Ramanand are , according to the same legend , people like North India's greatest poet , the julaha ( Muslim weaver ) Kabir , the chamar ( cobbler ) Ravidas ...
... example , above the entrance of Hanumangarhi in Ayodhya . Important disciples of Ramanand are , according to the same legend , people like North India's greatest poet , the julaha ( Muslim weaver ) Kabir , the chamar ( cobbler ) Ravidas ...
Page 113
... example , the place given to a leader of a jamat in the bhandaras and other honours distributed by the Shri Mahant of the khalsa . If a successful leader of a jamāt feels insulted by the behaviour of the Shri Mahant or by other sadhus ...
... example , the place given to a leader of a jamat in the bhandaras and other honours distributed by the Shri Mahant of the khalsa . If a successful leader of a jamāt feels insulted by the behaviour of the Shri Mahant or by other sadhus ...
Page 284
... example , by the parents of a sadhu to the guru ( personal communication in letter of 8 July 1983 ) . My information is ambiguous . Some sadhus answered right away that this caused no difficulties , while others were very circumspect or ...
... example , by the parents of a sadhu to the guru ( personal communication in letter of 8 July 1983 ) . My information is ambiguous . Some sadhus answered right away that this caused no difficulties , while others were very circumspect or ...
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Sarayu and the ghats | 9 |
The presence of | 18 |
The conjunction of time and place | 28 |
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