LEADER 02500nam 2200433 450 001 9910733290103321 005 20230811124431.0 035 $a(CKB)5840000000262787 035 $a(NjHacI)995840000000262787 035 $a(EXLCZ)995840000000262787 100 $a20230811d2023 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aSubaltern sovereigns $erituals of rule and regeneration in Highland Odisha, India /$fPeter Berger 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aBoston :$cDe Gruyter,$d2023. 215 $a1 online resource (viii, 471 pages) $cillustrations, maps 225 1 $aReligion and Society,$x14375370 ;$v66 311 $a3-11-045872-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references nd index. 330 $aThe vast and ancient topic of kingship in India has mostly been studied from the perspectives of rulers and other elites. But what constitutes sovereignty viewed from "below"? This book -- ethnographic and comparative in its essence -- deals with indigenous conceptualizations of sovereignty taking as its starting point a local proverb that connects the ritual (Dasara) of the king with festivals performed by his "tribal" subjects. The first part of the book initially introduces some pan-Indian ideas of kingship and proceeds to discuss indigenous notions of sovereignty as represented in rituals and myths in the region concerned (highland Odisha). The second part is devoted to the investigation of the proverbial performances. Mainly based on historical sources first the Dasara festival of the king is discussed, subsequently the indigenous rituals are described and analyzed, which the author ethnographically documented around the turn of the millennium. Ultimately, the proverb and the rituals constitute the idea of a sacrificial polity in which rulers and ruled share sovereignty in the sense that they are co-responsible for the flow of life. 410 0$aReligion and society (Hague, Netherlands) ;$v66. 606 $aIndigenous peoples$zIndia 606 $aRitual$xHistory 606 $aSovereignty$xHistory 615 0$aIndigenous peoples 615 0$aRitual$xHistory. 615 0$aSovereignty$xHistory. 676 $a305.800954 700 $aBerger$b Peter$01082720 801 0$bNjHacI 801 1$bNjHacl 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910733290103321 996 $aSubaltern Sovereigns$93365552 997 $aUNINA