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God of Justice
Ritual Healing and Social Justice in the Central Himalayas
Taschenbuch von William S. Sax
Sprache: Englisch

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God of Justice deals with ritual healing in the Central Himalayas of north India, focusing on the cult of Bhairav, a local deity associated with the lowest castes, who are frequently victims of social injustice. When they are exploited or abused they often turn to Bhairav for justice, beseeching him to afflict their oppressors with disease and misfortune. In order to bring their suffering to an end, the oppressors must make amends with their victims and worship Bhairav together with them. Much of the book focuses on the tension between the high moral value placed on family unity on the one hand, and the inevitable conflicts within it on the other. This highly readable book describes the author's own experiences in the field as well as ritual healing practices such as divination, sacrifice, and exorcism.
God of Justice deals with ritual healing in the Central Himalayas of north India, focusing on the cult of Bhairav, a local deity associated with the lowest castes, who are frequently victims of social injustice. When they are exploited or abused they often turn to Bhairav for justice, beseeching him to afflict their oppressors with disease and misfortune. In order to bring their suffering to an end, the oppressors must make amends with their victims and worship Bhairav together with them. Much of the book focuses on the tension between the high moral value placed on family unity on the one hand, and the inevitable conflicts within it on the other. This highly readable book describes the author's own experiences in the field as well as ritual healing practices such as divination, sacrifice, and exorcism.
Über den Autor
William S. Sax Executive Director, South Asia Institute, and Head, Department of Anthropology, University of Heidelberg
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • 1: Introduction: Fieldwork Among the Harijans

  • 2: God of Justice

  • 3: Landscape, Memory, and Ritual

  • 4: Oracles, Gurus, and Distributed Agency

  • 5: Rituals of Family Unity

  • 6: Families and their ghosts

  • 7: Sending the God Back

  • 8: Postscript: Ritual healing and modernity

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
Genre: Importe, Religion & Theologie
Religion: Nichtchristliche Religionen
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780195335859
ISBN-10: 0195335856
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Sax, William S.
Hersteller: Oxford University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 234 x 156 x 18 mm
Von/Mit: William S. Sax
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.01.2009
Gewicht: 0,511 kg
Artikel-ID: 120658641
Über den Autor
William S. Sax Executive Director, South Asia Institute, and Head, Department of Anthropology, University of Heidelberg
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • 1: Introduction: Fieldwork Among the Harijans

  • 2: God of Justice

  • 3: Landscape, Memory, and Ritual

  • 4: Oracles, Gurus, and Distributed Agency

  • 5: Rituals of Family Unity

  • 6: Families and their ghosts

  • 7: Sending the God Back

  • 8: Postscript: Ritual healing and modernity

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
Genre: Importe, Religion & Theologie
Religion: Nichtchristliche Religionen
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780195335859
ISBN-10: 0195335856
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Sax, William S.
Hersteller: Oxford University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 234 x 156 x 18 mm
Von/Mit: William S. Sax
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.01.2009
Gewicht: 0,511 kg
Artikel-ID: 120658641
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