Gods on Earth: The Management of Religious Experience and Identity in a North Indian Pilgrimage CentreA detailed historical anthropology of Ayodhya, which argues that religious values can reflect political and economic processes. |
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... doctrinal freedom . The only organizational structure which is of importance is the relation between guru and disciples . In fact , this is the common distinction between expert and non - expert which is the basis of all religious ...
... doctrinal freedom . The only organizational structure which is of importance is the relation between guru and disciples . In fact , this is the common distinction between expert and non - expert which is the basis of all religious ...
Page 76
... doctrinal orthodoxy of his teaching . The guru - disciple relation is a personal one , which gives a great span of freedom in doctrinal and practical matters . It should therefore not surprise us that the differences between Ramanandi ...
... doctrinal orthodoxy of his teaching . The guru - disciple relation is a personal one , which gives a great span of freedom in doctrinal and practical matters . It should therefore not surprise us that the differences between Ramanandi ...
Page 167
... doctrine . The difference between svakiya and parakiya was considered to have consequences for the kind of love felt by the devotee . For a svakiya woman desires her husband for kam , the satisfaction of the self , whereas the parakiya ...
... doctrine . The difference between svakiya and parakiya was considered to have consequences for the kind of love felt by the devotee . For a svakiya woman desires her husband for kam , the satisfaction of the self , whereas the parakiya ...
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Sarayu and the ghats | 9 |
The presence of | 18 |
The conjunction of time and place | 28 |
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