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Autore |
Sax William Sturman <1957-> |
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Titolo |
God of justice [[electronic resource] ] : ritual healing and social justice in the central Himalayas / / William S. Sax |
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Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2008 |
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ISBN |
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9786611980665 |
1-281-98066-8 |
0-19-971467-3 |
1-4356-9786-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (304 p. ) : ill |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Spiritual healing - Hinduism |
Social justice - Religious aspects - Hinduism |
Healing - India - Garhwal (Region) - Folklore |
Hinduism - India - Garhwal (Region) - Rituals |
Religion |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1. Introduction: Fieldwork Among the Harijans; 2. God of Justice; 3. Landscape, Memory, and Ritual; 4. Oracles, Gurus, and Distributed Agency; 5. Rituals of Family Unity; 6. Families and their ghosts; 7. Sending the God Back; 8. Postscript: Ritual healing and modernity |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Based on ten years of ethnographic fieldwork, this text offers a fascinating glimpse into the world of cursing, black magic, and ritual healing in the Central Himalayas of North India. |
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