| Western Himalayan Temple Records: State, Pilgrimage, Ritual and Legality in Chambā Contributor(s): Sharma (Author) |
|
 |
ISBN: 9004176934 ISBN-13: 9789004176935 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $193.80 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2009 Annotation: While numerous studies exist on major South-Asian temples, surprisingly little is known about minor shrines and lesser states. Here fifty-five new documents, in a western-Himalayan script and language, and belonging to a small Siddha shrine, redress this remarkable gap in our knowledge. The documents cover a wide spectrumfrom revenue grants to those dealing with ritual, pilgrimage, legality and temple-economythus building a picture of the relationship between state and shrine, and particularly so for the minor centres: their popularity and relationship with major temples; mundane matters; notices, petitions, and law-suits. It becomes clear how lesser states, despite their limited resources, patronized numerous small shrines, along with major temples; and the role played by the Nath-Siddha-ascetics in creating consent-to-rule, acculturation, and constructing hybridity between the Hindu and Tibetan-Buddhist traditions. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Folklore & Mythology - Religion | Religion, Politics & State - Religion | History |
| Dewey: 200.973 |
| LCCN: 2009015838 |
| Series: Brill's Indological Library |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.4" W x 9.3" (1.65 lbs) 420 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: While numerous studies exist on major South-Asian temples, surprisingly little is known about 'minor shrines' and 'lesser states'. Here fifty-five new documents, in a western-Himalayan script and language, and belonging to a small Siddha shrine, redress this remarkable gap in our knowledge. The documents cover a wide spectrum--from revenue grants to those dealing with ritual, pilgrimage, legality and temple-economy--thus building a picture of the relationship between state and shrine, and particularly so for the minor centres: their popularity and relationship with major temples; mundane matters; notices, petitions, and law-suits. It becomes clear how 'lesser states', despite their limited resources, patronized numerous small shrines, along with major temples; and the role played by the Nath-Siddha-ascetics in creating consent-to-rule, acculturation, and constructing hybridity between the Hindu and Tibetan-Buddhist traditions. |