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38 produkter
Nepal
A History from the Earliest Times to the Present
Inbunden, 2024
634 kr
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Until 1951 Nepal was closed to the world, landlocked between the strongest Asian powers, India and China. With its exceptional landscape, it touts the highest mountains and the greatest biodiversity on earth. It is best known as the home of Mt. Everest and holds particular fascination for those …
Homo Ritualis
Hindu Ritual and Its Significance to Ritual Theory
Inbunden, 2016
2765 kr
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Are the richness and diversity of rituals and celebrations in South Asia unique? Can we speak of a homo ritualis when it comes to India or Hinduism? Are Indians or Hindus more involved in rituals than other people? If so, what makes them special? Homo Ritualis is the first book to present a Hindu …
Homo Ritualis
Hindu Ritual and Its Significance to Ritual Theory
Häftad, 2016
832 kr
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Are the richness and diversity of rituals and celebrations in South Asia unique? Can we speak of a homo ritualis when it comes to India or Hinduism? Are Indians or Hindus more involved in rituals than other people? If so, what makes them special? Homo Ritualis is the first book to present a Hindu …
Homo Ritualis
Hindu Ritual and Its Significance for Ritual Theory
E-bok, 2015
685 kr
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Is the richness and diversity of rituals and celebrations in South Asia unique? Are Indians or Hindus more involved in rituals than people of other faiths and other places? If so, what makes them special? Can we speak of a homo ritualis when it comes to India or Hinduism? Drawing on extensive …
Homo Ritualis
Hindu Ritual and Its Significance for Ritual Theory
E-bok, 2015
685 kr
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Is the richness and diversity of rituals and celebrations in South Asia unique? Are Indians or Hindus more involved in rituals than people of other faiths and other places? If so, what makes them special? Can we speak of a homo ritualis when it comes to India or Hinduism? Drawing on extensive …
Siva in Trouble
Festivals and Rituals at the Pasupatinatha Temple of Deopatan
Inbunden, 2008
1371 kr
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The town of Deopatan, three kilometers northeast of Kathmandu, is above all famous for its main sanctum, the temple of Paśupati, the 'lord of the animals,' a form of Śiva and the tutelary deity of the kings of Nepal since ancient times. By its name alone, the temple attracts thousands of pilgrims …
Nepal
A History from the Earliest Times to the Present
E-bok, 2024
277 kr
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Until 1951 Nepal was closed to the world, landlocked between the strongest Asian powers, India and China. With its exceptional landscape, it touts the highest mountains and the greatest biodiversity on earth. It is best known as the home of Mt. Everest and holds particular fascination for those …
Nepal
A History from the Earliest Times to the Present
E-bok, 2024
271 kr
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Until 1951 Nepal was closed to the world, landlocked between the strongest Asian powers, India and China. With its exceptional landscape, it touts the highest mountains and the greatest biodiversity on earth. It is best known as the home of Mt. Everest and holds particular fascination for those …
Siva in Trouble
Festivals and Rituals at the Pasupatinatha Temple of Deopatan
E-bok, 2008
770 kr
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The town of Deopatan, three kilometers northeast of Kathmandu, is above all famous for its main sanctum, the temple of PaÅ›upati, the "lord of the animals," a form of Åšiva and the tutelary deity of the kings of Nepal since ancient times. By its name alone, the temple attracts thousands of pilgrims …
Science and Scientification in South Asia and Europe
Av Axel Michaels, Christoph Wulf
Inbunden, 2020
2519 kr
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This volume critically examines the role of science in the humanities and social sciences. It studies how cultures and societies in South Asia and Europe underwent a transformation with the adoption or adaptation of scientific methods, turning ancient cultural processes and phenomena into an …
Emotions in Rituals and Performances
South Asian and European Perspectives on Rituals and Performativity
Av Axel Michaels, Christoph Wulf
Inbunden, 2012
2512 kr
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Challenging the idea that rituals are static and emotions irrational, the volume explores the manifold qualities of emotions in ritual practices. Focusing explicitly on the relationship between emotions and rituals, it poses two central questions. First, how and to what extent do emotions shape …
Images of the Body in India
South Asian and European Perspectives on Rituals and Performativity
Av Axel Michaels, Christoph Wulf
Inbunden, 2011
2504 kr
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This intriguing book engages with the concept of the body in its cultural context by acknowledging and demonstrating that the human body is understood differently in Western and Indian cultures. The contributors go on to show that any attempt to put forward a single concept of the body within …
Exploring the Senses
South Asian and European Perspectives on Rituals and Performativity
Av Axel Michaels, Christoph Wulf
Inbunden, 2014
2504 kr
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This fascinating volume offers a transdisciplinary and transcultural approach to understanding the senses by exploring themes in anthropologies of sound, sight, smell, taste, touch, and movement as expressed through aesthetic, perceptual, religious, and spiritual experiences. In drawing upon …
Hinduism
Past and Present
Häftad, 2003
437 kr
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Hinduism is currently followed by one-fifth of humankind. Far from a monolithic theistic tradition, the religion comprises thousands of gods, a complex caste system, and hundreds of languages and dialects. Such internal plurality inspires vastly ranging rites and practices amongst Hinduism's …
Hinduism
Past and Present
E-bok, 2021
599 kr
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Hinduism is currently followed by one-fifth of humankind. Far from a monolithic theistic tradition, the religion comprises thousands of gods, a complex caste system, and hundreds of languages and dialects. Such internal plurality inspires vastly ranging rites and practices amongst Hinduism''s …
Science and Scientification in South Asia and Europe
Av Christoph Wulf, Axel Michaels
E-bok, 2020
814 kr
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This volume critically examines the role of science in the humanities and social sciences. It studies how cultures and societies in South Asia and Europe underwent a transformation with the adoption or adaptation of scientific methods, turning ancient cultural processes and phenomena into an …
Science and Scientification in South Asia and Europe
Av Christoph Wulf, Axel Michaels
E-bok, 2020
814 kr
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This volume critically examines the role of science in the humanities and social sciences. It studies how cultures and societies in South Asia and Europe underwent a transformation with the adoption or adaptation of scientific methods, turning ancient cultural processes and phenomena into an …
Emotions in Rituals and Performances
South Asian and European Perspectives on Rituals and Performativity
Av Christoph Wulf, Axel Michaels
E-bok, 2020
999 kr
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Challenging the idea that rituals are static and emotions irrational, the volume explores the manifold qualities of emotions in ritual practices. Focusing explicitly on the relationship between emotions and rituals, it poses two central questions. First, how and to what extent do emotions shape …
Emotions in Rituals and Performances
South Asian and European Perspectives on Rituals and Performativity
Av Christoph Wulf, Axel Michaels
E-bok, 2020
999 kr
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Challenging the idea that rituals are static and emotions irrational, the volume explores the manifold qualities of emotions in ritual practices. Focusing explicitly on the relationship between emotions and rituals, it poses two central questions. First, how and to what extent do emotions shape …
Science and Scientification in South Asia and Europe
Av Axel Michaels, Christoph Wulf
Häftad, 2021
693 kr
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This volume critically examines the role of science in the humanities and social sciences. It studies how cultures and societies in South Asia and Europe underwent a transformation with the adoption or adaptation of scientific methods, turning ancient cultural processes and phenomena into an …
Images of the Body in India
South Asian and European Perspectives on Rituals and Performativity
Av Axel Michaels, Christoph Wulf
E-bok, 2012
1074 kr
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This intriguing book engages with the concept of the body in its cultural context by acknowledging and demonstrating that the human body is understood differently in Western and Indian cultures. The contributors go on to show that any attempt to put forward a single concept of the body within …
Images of the Body in India
South Asian and European Perspectives on Rituals and Performativity
Av Axel Michaels, Christoph Wulf
E-bok, 2012
1074 kr
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This intriguing book engages with the concept of the body in its cultural context by acknowledging and demonstrating that the human body is understood differently in Western and Indian cultures. The contributors go on to show that any attempt to put forward a single concept of the body within …
Exploring the Senses
South Asian and European Perspectives on Rituals and Performativity
Av Axel Michaels, Christoph Wulf
Häftad, 2016
825 kr
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This fascinating volume offers a transdisciplinary and transcultural approach to understanding the senses by exploring themes in anthropologies of sound, sight, smell, taste, touch, and movement as expressed through aesthetic, perceptual, religious, and spiritual experiences. In drawing upon …
Images of the Body in India
South Asian and European Perspectives on Rituals and Performativity
Av Axel Michaels, Christoph Wulf
Häftad, 2016
912 kr
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This intriguing book engages with the concept of the body in its cultural context by acknowledging and demonstrating that the human body is understood differently in Western and Indian cultures. The contributors go on to show that any attempt to put forward a single concept of the body within …
Emotions in Rituals and Performances
South Asian and European Perspectives on Rituals and Performativity
Av Axel Michaels, Christoph Wulf
Häftad, 2016
825 kr
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Challenging the idea that rituals are static and emotions irrational, the volume explores the manifold qualities of emotions in ritual practices. Focusing explicitly on the relationship between emotions and rituals, it poses two central questions. First, how and to what extent do emotions shape …
Exploring the Senses
South Asian and European Perspectives on Rituals and Performativity
Av Axel Michaels, Christoph Wulf
E-bok, 2017
949 kr
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This fascinating volume offers a transdisciplinary and transcultural approach to understanding the senses by exploring themes in anthropologies of sound, sight, smell, taste, touch, and movement as expressed through aesthetic, perceptual, religious, and spiritual experiences. In drawing upon …
Exploring the Senses
South Asian and European Perspectives on Rituals and Performativity
Av Axel Michaels, Christoph Wulf
E-bok, 2017
970 kr
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This fascinating volume offers a transdisciplinary and transcultural approach to understanding the senses by exploring themes in anthropologies of sound, sight, smell, taste, touch, and movement as expressed through aesthetic, perceptual, religious, and spiritual experiences. In drawing upon …
