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 126
... observed earlier , in this way the ritual becomes an event in which status can be established . In general , we may say that internal caste differences are not strictly observed among tyagis , especially not when they join itinerant ...
... observed earlier , in this way the ritual becomes an event in which status can be established . In general , we may say that internal caste differences are not strictly observed among tyagis , especially not when they join itinerant ...
Page 164
... observed empirically , but beneath it is a layer which can only be observed by esoteric means . As such it is the heavenly Saket , the world in which Ram and Sita perform their divine play ( līlā ) . Ayodhya is the theatre of the Ram ...
... observed empirically , but beneath it is a layer which can only be observed by esoteric means . As such it is the heavenly Saket , the world in which Ram and Sita perform their divine play ( līlā ) . Ayodhya is the theatre of the Ram ...
Page 174
... observed , their identity is partly defined by their relation with the lay supporters . Freedom is never ... observation to be made is the flexibility of theology . This is not in itself a surprising observation 174 Gods on Earth.
... observed , their identity is partly defined by their relation with the lay supporters . Freedom is never ... observation to be made is the flexibility of theology . This is not in itself a surprising observation 174 Gods on Earth.
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Sarayu and the ghats | 9 |
The presence of | 18 |
The conjunction of time and place | 28 |
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