Télécharger le livre :  In the Valley of the Kauravas

The isolated valleys of Rawain in the Western Himalaya are ruled by local gods who control the weather, provide justice, and regularly travel through their territories to mark their borders and to ward off incursions by rival gods. These, identified with Karna and...
Editeur : OUP Oxford
Parution : 2024-01-17

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Télécharger le livre :  In the Valley of the Kauravas

The isolated valleys of Rawain in the Western Himalaya are ruled by local gods who control the weather, provide justice, and regularly travel through their territories to mark their borders and to ward off incursions by rival gods. These, identified with Karna and...
Editeur : OUP Oxford
Parution : 2024-01-02

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Télécharger le livre :  The Law of Possession

Rituals combining healing with spirit possession and court-like proceedings are found around the world and throughout history. For example, a person suffers from an illness that cannot be cured, and in order to be healed he performs a ritual involving prosecution and...
Editeur : Oxford University Press
Parution : 2015-11-24

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Télécharger le livre :  Dancing the Self

For ten years, William Sax studied the inhabitants of the former kingdom of Garhwal in northern India. Sax attended and participated in performances of the pandav lila (a ritual reenactment of scenes from the Mahabharata in a dance) and observed its context in village...
Editeur : Oxford University Press
Parution : 2002-02-28

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