Western Himalayan temple records: state, pilgrimage, ritual and legality in Chambā
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Main Author: Sharma, Mahesh 1968- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden Brill 2009
Series:Brill's Indological library 31
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Online Access:DE-1046
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Introduction -- A western Himalayan kingdom : the state formation and cultural complex, 700-1650 CE -- The state and the portal of Charpaṭ : small shrine-big symbol -- Context : language, measures, and festivals -- Documents -- Epilogue : a small state and the little shrine -- Appendices
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
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xix, 400 pages)
ISBN:9047430379
9789047430377

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