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 46
... kind of ' natural religion ' that has already been defined in the west since the seventeenth century ( 1983 : 244-5 ) . Asad also criticizes Geertz's presentation of the anthropological study of religion as a two - stage operation : How ...
... kind of ' natural religion ' that has already been defined in the west since the seventeenth century ( 1983 : 244-5 ) . Asad also criticizes Geertz's presentation of the anthropological study of religion as a two - stage operation : How ...
Page 185
... kind of rituals in which the panda can officiate . Often gifts are given to the panda in a special ritual , but in addition the panda is in each case given some payment in cash or kind for his services . Having given , by way of ...
... kind of rituals in which the panda can officiate . Often gifts are given to the panda in a special ritual , but in addition the panda is in each case given some payment in cash or kind for his services . Having given , by way of ...
Page 205
... kind of dangerous substances as the non - Brahman priests of low castes and tribes . It would be helpful if we could say that there is a clear division among Brahman priests between those who accept auspicious gifts and those who do not ...
... kind of dangerous substances as the non - Brahman priests of low castes and tribes . It would be helpful if we could say that there is a clear division among Brahman priests between those who accept auspicious gifts and those who do not ...
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Sarayu and the ghats | 9 |
The presence of | 18 |
The conjunction of time and place | 28 |
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