| Autore |
Berger Peter
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| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa |
Berlin ; ; Boston : , : De Gruyter, , [2023]
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| Descrizione fisica |
1 online resource (VIII, 471 p.)
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| Disciplina |
320.15
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| Collana |
Religion and Society
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| Soggetto topico |
RELIGION / Ethnic & Tribal
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| Soggetto non controllato |
Adivasis
Odisha
Ritual
sovereignty
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| ISBN |
9783110458831
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| Formato |
Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
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| Nota di contenuto |
Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 Introduction: A Proverb and Its Protagonists, Their Rituals and the Region -- Part One: Kings, Subjects and Subaltern Sovereigns -- 2 Some Pan-Indian Ideas about Kingship -- 3 Indigenous Views on Kingship -- 4 Kings and Tribes: History and Models of Their Relationships -- Part Two: Proverbial Performances -- 5 Royal Rituals in Comparative Perspective: The King’s Dasara -- 6 Rituals of Rice and Rebellion: The Ganga Festival of the Joria -- 7 Of Millet and Mounds: The Nandi Festival of the Joria -- 8 A Festival of “Flowers:” The Bali Jatra of the Mali -- 9 Transformations of the Dead: The Go’ter of the Gadaba -- 10 Conclusion: Navigating Life -- Appendix 1: Glossary of local terms (including botanical names) -- Appendix 2: Myths -- Appendix 3: Nandi song (Nandi git) -- Bibliography -- List of Tables -- List of Maps -- List of Photos -- Index
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| Record Nr. | UNISA-996524969103316 |