Playing host to deity: festival religion in the south indian tradition
Auteur :
Younger, Paul
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780195140446
Date de publication :
20 déc. 2001
Dimensions :
15,7 x 23,6 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
445 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The annual festivals that are central to the south Indian religious tradition are among the largest religious gatherings found anywhere in the world. In this book, Paul Younger offers a fieldwork-based study of 14 different religious festivals, shedding light on not only their religious, but also their social and political meanings.