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 115
... tyagis and in their ascetic life . Every morning a sacred fire ( agni , dhuni ) is kindled from which the ashes are taken . The fire is the focus of the tyagis ' life . It is simultaneously regarded as the god Fire , Agni , and as the ...
... tyagis and in their ascetic life . Every morning a sacred fire ( agni , dhuni ) is kindled from which the ashes are taken . The fire is the focus of the tyagis ' life . It is simultaneously regarded as the god Fire , Agni , and as the ...
Page 116
... tyagis , however , differs significantly from the way Brahmans use it . The tyagis kindle the fire in order to accumulate tapas , which might be translated as ' magical heat ' . Fire creates heat which is full of power and energy . This ...
... tyagis , however , differs significantly from the way Brahmans use it . The tyagis kindle the fire in order to accumulate tapas , which might be translated as ' magical heat ' . Fire creates heat which is full of power and energy . This ...
Page 121
... tyagis are , most of them , accustomed to smoking and drinking large quantities of hashish ( ganja or bhang ) .19 It is difficult to write about inner states , but there is no denying the fact that the constant intake of this drug must ...
... tyagis are , most of them , accustomed to smoking and drinking large quantities of hashish ( ganja or bhang ) .19 It is difficult to write about inner states , but there is no denying the fact that the constant intake of this drug must ...
Contents
Sarayu and the ghats | 9 |
The presence of | 18 |
The conjunction of time and place | 28 |
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