Demoting Vishnu - Ritual, Politics, and the Unraveling of Nepal''s Hindu Monarchy

Zusatztext excellent case study... The book is an important contribution to the study of ritual dynamics, in general, and thus of interest not only for Nepal scholars. Informationen zum Autor Anne T. Mocko is Assistant Professor of Asian Religions, Concordia College. Klappentext Demoting Vishnu examines how the same public ritual that once placed kings at the privileged apex of Nepal's government now in the 21st-century have stopped serving the king, turning instead to authorize party-based politicians. Zusammenfassung Demoting Vishnu examines how the same public ritual that once placed kings at the privileged apex of Nepal's government now in the 21st-century have stopped serving the king, turning instead to authorize party-based politicians. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. The Rise and Fall of the Shah Dynasty 3. Succession rituals and the 2001 crisis 4. Reinforcement Rituals I: Seeing the Sacred Vest 5. Reinforcement Rituals II: Gaining the Goddess's Blessing 6. Reinforcement Rituals III: Celebrating the Nation's Patriarch 7. Conclusion Appendix A: Proclamation of the House of Representatives (18 May 2006) Appendix B: List of Formal Interviews Appendix C: Glossary of Nepali Terms with Devanagari-Script Equivalents Bibliography Index

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• Authors: Mocko, Anne T. Mocko, Anne T. (Assistant Professor of Asian Relig Mocko, Mocko Anne T.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.01.2016
• EAN: 9780190275211
• ISBN: 978-0-19-027521-1
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Nepal, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, RELIGION / Religion, Politics & State, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, RELIGION / Hinduism / General, Religion & politics, Political structure & processes, Hinduism, Religion and Politics, Political structure and processes, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Religion, Politics & State