| Description |
1 online resource (1 volume) |
| Series |
Routledge South Asian religion series |
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RoutledgeCurzon South Asian religion series.
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| Contents |
BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; FIGURES; CONTRIBUTORS; A NOTE ON TRANSLITERATION; INTRODUCTION: RELIGION ON DISPLAY; PART I: PROCESSIONS IN SOUTH ASIA; 1 THE REINVENTION OF TAMIL FUNERAL PROCESSIONS; 2 GETTING IN LINE: The Kumbha Mela festival processions; 3 MAPPING THE MANAGEMENT OF THREATENING GODS AND SOCIAL CONFLICT: A territorial approach to processions in a South Indian village (Tamil Nadu); 4 SPACE, SOUND, AUSPICIOUSNESS, AND PERFORMANCE IN NORTH INDIAN WEDDING PROCESSIONS; 5 PUBLIC DISPLAY, COMMUNAL DEVOTION: Procession at a South Indian Catholic festival |
| Summary |
Religious procession is a significant dimension of religion in South Asia. This volume presents current research on this important phenomenon dealing with interpretations of the role of processions, the recent increase in processions and changes in the procession traditions |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Festivals -- South Asia
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Processions -- South Asia
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Festivals.
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Processions.
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RELIGION -- Reference.
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Religion.
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South Asia -- Religion.
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South Asia -- Religious life and customs
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South Asia.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Jacobsen, Knut A., 1956-
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| ISBN |
0203930592 |
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9780203930595 |
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