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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... figure . There is no clear theological core to their teaching , or in their methods of reaching spiritual perfection . Moreover , the Ramanandis combine religious ideas and practices which are otherwise found in entirely separate ...
... figure . There is no clear theological core to their teaching , or in their methods of reaching spiritual perfection . Moreover , the Ramanandis combine religious ideas and practices which are otherwise found in entirely separate ...
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... figure ( whether sacred or secular ) in the past ; 3 ) that the charter should be based on an authoritative document that encodes ( in addition to the claims of the group in question ) the privileges of a maximum number of other ...
... figure ( whether sacred or secular ) in the past ; 3 ) that the charter should be based on an authoritative document that encodes ( in addition to the claims of the group in question ) the privileges of a maximum number of other ...
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... figure of Ram . Theologically he is seen as a great powerful yogi who lives a celibate life , but gets his power only thanks to his immense devotion to Ram . It should not , however , surprise us that this ' incarnation of Shiv ' , this ...
... figure of Ram . Theologically he is seen as a great powerful yogi who lives a celibate life , but gets his power only thanks to his immense devotion to Ram . It should not , however , surprise us that this ' incarnation of Shiv ' , this ...
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Sarayu and the ghats | 9 |
The presence of | 18 |
The conjunction of time and place | 28 |
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