The Hindu Monastery in South India: Social, Religious, and Artistic Traditions (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)

The Hindu Monastery in South India: Social, Religious, and Artistic Traditions

(Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Forfatter: Nalini Rao

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This study analyzes the role of asceticism, icons, and the guru in South India. Tracing the development of Hindu monastic orders, the author analyzes the growth of these institutions from educational establishments to centers of traditional socio-religious authority, centering her argument on the phenomenon of guru whole-body relics.

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Forlag Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Forfatter Nalini Rao
Type Bog
Format Paperback / softback
Sprog Engelsk
Udgivelsesdato 11-05-2022
Første udgivelsesår 2022
Illustrationer 19 b/w photos; 1 tables;
Originalsprog United States
Sideantal 252
Indbinding Paperback / softback
Forlag Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Sideoplysninger 252 pages, 19 b/w photos; 1 tables;
Mål 229 x 154 x 13
ISBN-13 / EAN-13 9781793622396