Demoting Vishnu : ritual, politics, and the unraveling of Nepal's Hindu monarchy /
"At the turn of the millennium, Nepal was the world's last remaining Hindu kingdom. Even the most skeptical of observers could hardly imagine that the institution of the monarchy could soon be in jeopardy. In 2001, however, Nepal's popular King Birendra was killed in the royal palace....
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
2016.
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The Rise and Fall of the Shah Dynasty
- 3. Succession rituals and the 2001 crisis
- 4. Reinforcement Rituals I: Seeing the Sacred Vest
- 5. Reinforcement Rituals II: Gaining the Goddess's Blessing
- 6. Reinforcement Rituals III: Celebrating the Nation's Patriarch
- 7. Conclusion
- Appendix A: Proclamation of the House of Representatives (18 May 2006)
- Appendix B: List of Formal Interviews
- Appendix C: Glossary of Nepali Terms with Devanagari-Script Equivalents.