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Retheorizing religion in Nepal/ Gregory Price Grieve.

By: Grieve, Gregory PriceMaterial type: Text

TextSeries: (Religion-culture-critique)Publication details: New York: Palgrave MacMillan, 2006Description: xviii, 172 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN: 1403974349Subject(s): Mandala -- Nepal -- Bhaktapur | Hinduism -- Nepal -- Bhaktapur | Bhaktapur (Nepal) -- Religious life and customs | HinduismDDC classification: 294.5095496

Contents:

Introduction: Preparing the materials : prolegomenon for a study of prosaic religion -- pt. I. Tradition, modernity, and the challenge of prosaic Hinduism -- Framing the study : theorizing the histories of tradition in Bhaktapur, Nepal -- Laying down the grid : cosmology and the place of tradition in Bhaktapur, Nepal -- pt. II. Prosaic religion and the construction of lived worlds -- Sketching the central point : cadastral god-images and the politics of scriptural mediation -- Illustrating Samsara : religious "recipes" for making a prosaic lived world -- Performing prosaic Tantra : Jhinjan Minjan Danigu's animating affect and social critique of religious experience -- Bringing a forged Mandala to life : the cow procession and the improvisation of cadastral generative matrixes -- Conclusion: Detailing the material : a strategy for mediating religion (Dharma) beside the book.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
General Books	Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section	294.5095496 GRI/R (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		P04369

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Introduction: Preparing the materials : prolegomenon for a study of prosaic religion --
pt. I. Tradition, modernity, and the challenge of prosaic Hinduism --
Framing the study : theorizing the histories of tradition in Bhaktapur, Nepal --
Laying down the grid : cosmology and the place of tradition in Bhaktapur, Nepal --
pt. II. Prosaic religion and the construction of lived worlds --
Sketching the central point : cadastral god-images and the politics of scriptural mediation --
Illustrating Samsara : religious "recipes" for making a prosaic lived world --
Performing prosaic Tantra : Jhinjan Minjan Danigu's animating affect and social critique of religious experience --
Bringing a forged Mandala to life : the cow procession and the improvisation of cadastral generative matrixes --
Conclusion: Detailing the material : a strategy for mediating religion (Dharma) beside the book.

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