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A History of the Dasnami Naga Sannyasis
Contributor(s): Bhattacharyya, Ananda (Editor)
ISBN: 1138598380     ISBN-13: 9781138598386
Publisher: Routledge
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Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: February 2018
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BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General
- Social Science | Regional Studies
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.35 lbs) 166 pages
 
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Organized Naga military activity originally flourished under state patronage. During the latter half of the sixteenth century and the early part of the seventeenth century, a number of bands of fighting ascetics formed into akharas with sectarian names and identities.
The Dasnami Sannyasis constitute perhaps the most powerful monastic order which has played an important part in the history of India. The cult of the naked Nagas has a long history. The present volume aims to explore new findings which are available in various archives and repositories in order to fill up the lacuna in Jadunath Sarkar's work on the subject as elaborated in the present introduction.

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