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Author Geslani, Marko, 1982-

Title Rites of the God-King : Santi and Ritual Change in Early Hinduism
Published Oxford : Oxford University Press USA - OSO, 2018

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Description 1 online resource (337 pages)
Series Oxford Ritual Studies Ser
Oxford ritual studies.
Contents Cover; Series; Rites of the God-King; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations for Major Primary Sources; Introduction; 1. The Inception of a Ritual Category; 2. The Ritual Culture of Appeasement; 3. Varāhamihira's Astrological Ritualism; 4. Kingship in a Portentous Age; 5. Signs in the Gods, Gods in the Pots; 6. Ritual Change and the Problem of Presence; Conclusion; Appendices; Glossary of Sanskrit Terms; Bibliography; Author Index; Subject Index
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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Atonement (Hinduism) -- History
Hinduism -- Rituals -- History
Atonement (Hinduism)
Hinduism -- Rituals
Kings and rulers -- Religious aspects
SUBJECT India -- Kings and rulers -- Religious aspects
Subject India
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780190862893
0190862890
9780190862916
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