Western Himalayan temple records : : state, pilgrimage, ritual and legality in Chamba / / by Mahesh Sharma.
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 docu...
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Superior document: | Brill's Indological library, v. 31 |
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Year of Publication: | 2009 |
Edition: | 1st ed. |
Language: | English |
Series: | Brill's Indological library ;
v. 31. |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (420 p.) |
Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Summary: | 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. |
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Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 1282401572 9786612401572 9047430379 |
ISSN: | 0925-2916 ; |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | by Mahesh Sharma. |