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

Informationen zum Autor Peter van der Veer (Author) Klappentext A detailed historical anthropology of Ayodhya, which argues that religious values CAN reflect political and economic processes. Zusammenfassung A detailed historical anthropology of Ayodhya, which argues that religious values CAN reflect political and economic processes. Inhaltsverzeichnis I Ayodhya: Time and Place, II Problems and Perspectives, III Devotion and Ascetisicm, IV The sacred as a profession, V Conclusion

Product details

• Authors: Peter Van Der Veer, Peter van der Veer
• Publisher: Berg Publishers Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.10.2004
• EAN: 9781845203023
• ISBN: 978-1-84520-302-3
• No. of pages: 328
• Series: LSE Monographs on Social Anthropology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Humanities (general); Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; RELIGION / Hinduism / General, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Hinduism