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Zusatztext a multi-faceted and first-hand account of religious practice at and around Nepal's eminent temple complex, this book is an excellent monograph and can be regarded as essential reading on Himalayan religion. Informationen zum Autor Professor of Classical Indology, University of Heidelberg Klappentext The town of Deopatan, three kilometers northeast of Kathmandu, is above all famous for its main sanctum, the temple of Päupati, the 'lord of the animals,' a form of ¿iva and the tutelary deity of the kings of Nepal since ancient times. By its name alone, the temple attracts thousands of pilgrims each year and has made itself known far beyond the Kathamndu Valley. However, for the dominant Newar population the town is by no means merely the seat of ¿iva or Päupati. It is also a city of wild goddesses and other deities. Due to this tension between two strands of Hinduism - the pure, vegetarian Smarta Hinduism and the Newar Hinduism which implies alcohol and blood sacrifices - ¿iva/Päupati has more than once been in trouble, as the many festivals and rituals descripbed and analyzed in this book reveal. Deopatan is a contested field. Different deities, agents social groups, ritual specialists, and institutions are constantly seeking dominance, challenging and even fighting each other, thus contributing to social and political dynamics and tensions that are indeed distinct in South Asia. It is these aspects on which Axel Michaels concentrates in this book. Zusammenfassung The town of Deopatan, three kilometers northeast of Kathmandu, is above all famous for its main sanctum, the temple of Pasupati, the 'lord of the animals,' a form of Siva and the tutelary deity of the kings of Nepal since ancient times. By its name alone, the temple attracts thousands of pilgrims each year and has made itself known far beyond the Kathamndu Valley. However, for the dominant Newar population the town is by no means merely the seat of Siva or Pasupati. It is also a city of wild goddesses and other deities. Due to this tension between two strands of Hinduism - the pure, vegetarian Smarta Hinduism and the Newar Hinduism which implies alcohol and blood sacrifices - Siva/Pasupati has more than once been in trouble, as the many festivals and rituals descripbed and analyzed in this book reveal. Deopatan is a contested field. Different deities, agents social groups, ritual specialists, and institutions are constantly seeking dominance, challenging and even fighting each other, thus contributing to social and political dynamics and tensions that are indeed distinct in South Asia. It is these aspects on which Axel Michaels concentrates in this book. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: The Pasupatinatha Temple Area 2: The Procession of Lamentation (Duducyacyajatra) 3: The Worship for the Salvation of the Country (Desoddharapuja) 4: The Festival of the Goddess Pigaamai 5: The Festival of the Goddess Vatsala 6: The Procession with the Trident (Trisljatra) 7: The Goddess of the Secret and her Procession (Guhyesvarijatra) 8: Bala's Fourteenth (Balacaturdasi) 9: Siva under Refuse and Goblin's Fourteenth (Lukumahadya?, Pisacacaturdasi) 10: The Great Night of Siva (MahaSivaratri) 11: Pasupatinatha as a Place of Pilgrimage (Tirthayatras) 12: Deopatan Revisited ...
