A major contribution towards the ongoing debates on the nature and history of Hinduism in India.
Présentation de l'éditeur : "Religions in South Asia have tended to be studied in blocks, whether in the various monolithictraditions in which they are now regarded, thus Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist, Sikh, Jain, or indeed intemporal blocks : ancient, medieval, modern. This volume se…
This book is the result of the long interest in Hindu pilgrimage which was encouraged during his study of Sanskrit and Hinduism It provided a detailed historical anthropology of Ayodhya, which argues that religious values can reflect political and economic processes. This is Vol…
Stone figures hardened by ascetic discipline and heroic effort face north in deep shadow. There they meet the gazes of the same gods and goddesses but with gentler bodies enacting grace, warmth, seduction, and marriage, drenched in sunlight, facing south. These figures adorn the…
Stone figures hardened by ascetic discipline and heroic effort face north in deep shadow. There they meet the gazes of the same gods and goddesses but with gentler bodies enacting grace, warmth, seduction, and marriage, drenched in sunlight, facing south. These figures adorn the…