Gods on Earth - The Management of Religious Experience Identity in a North Indian

A detailed historical anthropology of Ayodhya, which argues that religious values CAN reflect political and economic processes.

List of contents

I Ayodhya: Time and Place, II Problems and Perspectives, III Devotion and Ascetisicm, IV The sacred as a profession, V Conclusion

About the author

Peter van der Veer (Author)

Product details

• Authors: Peter Van Der Veer, Peter van der Veer
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2021
• EAN: 9780367716882
• ISBN: 978-0-367-71688-2
• No. of pages: 310
• Series: LSE Monographs on Social Anthropology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Humanities (general); Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); RELIGION / Hinduism / General, Hinduism