God of justice [[electronic resource] ] : ritual healing and social justice in the central Himalayas / / William S. Sax |
Autore | Sax William Sturman <1957-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (304 p. ) : ill |
Disciplina | 294.55 |
Soggetto topico |
Spiritual healing - Hinduism
Social justice - Religious aspects - Hinduism Healing - India - Garhwal (Region) - Folklore Hinduism - India - Garhwal (Region) - Rituals Religion |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
9786611980665
1-281-98066-8 0-19-971467-3 1-4356-9786-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454318703321 |
Sax William Sturman <1957-> | ||
Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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God of justice [[electronic resource] ] : ritual healing and social justice in the central Himalayas / / William S. Sax |
Autore | Sax William Sturman <1957-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (304 p. ) : ill |
Disciplina | 294.55 |
Soggetto topico |
Spiritual healing - Hinduism
Social justice - Religious aspects - Hinduism Healing - India - Garhwal (Region) - Folklore Hinduism - India - Garhwal (Region) - Rituals Religion |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
9786611980665
1-281-98066-8 0-19-971467-3 1-4356-9786-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782865403321 |
Sax William Sturman <1957-> | ||
Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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