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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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- A western Himalayan kingdom : the state formation and cultural complex, 700-1650 CE
- The state and the portal of Charpat : small shrine-big symbol
- Context : language, measures, and festivals
- Documents
- Epilogue : a small state and the little shrine
- Appendices.