Machine generated contents note: 1. Cosmic Sink -- 2. Fire in the Well -- 3. Reformation -- 4. Wrong Side of the River -- 5. Dawa and Duwa -- 6. Death and Nondiscrimination
Summary
For centuries, the Aghori have been known as the most radical ascetics in India: living naked on the cremation grounds, meditating on corpses, engaging in cannibalism and coprophagy, and consuming intoxicants out of human skulls. In recent years, however, they have shifted their practices from the embrace of ritually polluted substances to the healing of stigmatized diseases. In the process, they have become a large, socially mainstream, and politically powerful organization. Based on extensive fieldwork, this lucidly written book explores the dynamics of pollution, death, and healing in Aghor
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-209) and index
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English
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