Playing Host to Deity: Festival Religion in the South Indian TraditionOxford University Press, 29.11.2001 - 200 Seiten The annual festivals that are central to the south Indian religious tradition are among the largest religious gatherings found anywhere in the world. Most are located at Hindu temples, but some are at Buddhist, Christian, or Islamic centers, and many involve people or symbols from more than one religious tradition. To an observer, the activities of a festival may seem chaotic, but the participants consider the activities the ritual focus of a distinct religious experience, and frequently testify that it is in the activity of a festival that they find their most profound sense of religious meaning. Here, Younger offers a fieldwork-based study of fourteen different religious festivals, shedding light on not only their religious, but also their social and political meanings. |
Inhalt
3 | |
I ANCIENT PATTERNS | 15 |
II MEDIEVAL STRUCTURES | 59 |
III MODERN FORMS | 107 |
Conclusion | 161 |
Notes | 165 |
References | 179 |
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Playing Host to Deity: Festival Religion in the South Indian Tradition Paul Younger Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 2002 |
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ācāryas Afro-Guyanese ancient Anuradhapura Araiyar ascetic Ayyappan bath Brahman Buddhist called caste central century ceremony chapter Christian Chronicle church Cōla Common Era compound context crowd culture dance dancers deity described developed divine Durban elaborate elephant festival activity festival celebration festival tradition forest goddess Guyana Hari Rao head priest Hindu Ilavas India and Śrī interpretation involved Kandy Kannaki kavati Kāvēri Kerala kilometers king Kottayam Kotunkalur Lord Kataragama major Mannarkat Mariyamman medieval monks Murukan Murukapula Muslim Nair Nammālvār offerings orthodox participants pattern Perahara pilgrimage political popular priestly procession Rāmānuja recitation region religion religious ritual river role ruler sacred Samayapuram Sanskrit shrine Sinhala Śivan social society South Indian festivals Śrī Lanka Śrīrankam temple story symbols Tamil Tamil hymns temple square Tenkalai Tēvi tion Tirucirapalli Tirumankai trance transcendent Valli Veda Vedda Vēļankaņņi village Vişņu women worship
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