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Rites of the God-King : Santi and Ritual Change in Early Hinduism.

Rites of the God-King offers a critical revision of mainstream Hinduism from the perspective of the life of a single ritual from medieval India. Drawing theoretical connections to modern ethnographies, it raises questions about the nature of kingship and priesthood, image-worship, and ritual change.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Geslani, Marko, 1982-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press USA - OSO, 2018.
Series:Oxford ritual studies.
Subjects:
Atonement (Hinduism) > History.
Hinduism > Rituals > History.
India > Kings and rulers > Religious aspects.
Rachat (Théologie) > Hindouisme > Histoire.
Hindouisme > Rituel > Histoire.
RELIGION.
History.
Hinduism.
Rituals & Practice.
Customs & Traditions.
SOCIAL SCIENCE.
Atonement (Hinduism)
Hinduism > Rituals
Kings and rulers > Religious aspects
India
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Rites of the God-King offers a critical revision of mainstream Hinduism from the perspective of the life of a single ritual from medieval India. Drawing theoretical connections to modern ethnographies, it raises questions about the nature of kingship and priesthood, image-worship, and ritual change.
Physical Description:1 online resource (337 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780190862893
0190862890
9780190862916
0190862912