Western Himalayan Temple Records : State, Pilgrimage, Ritual and Legality in Chamba
Mahesh. Sharma
Bok Engelsk 2009 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Leiden : : BRILL, , 2009.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (420 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Introduction; Chapter One A Western Himalayan Kingdom: The State Formation and Cultural Complex-700-1650 CE; Chapter Two The State and the Portal of Charpat: Small Shrine-Big Symbol; Chapter Three Context: Language, Measures, and Festivals; Chapter Four Documents I. Land Grants; Epilogue A Small State and the Little Shrine; Appendices; A Glossary of non-English Terms; Bibliography; Index. - Fifty-five documents in a western-Himalayan language dealing with land, pilgrimage, legality and temple-economy are presented. They explicate how a ~lesser statesa (TM) patronized numerous shrines and the role of Nath-Siddha-ascetics in creating consent-to-rule, and constructing hybridity between the Hindu and Tibetan-Buddhist traditions.
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| ISBN | 9789004176935
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