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The Rajputs ruled the vast majority of the kingdoms that were joined together after Indian independence to form the state of Rajasthan, "Land of Kings." An important part of Rajput religion is the worship of "heroes" who have died in battle. This practice has attained new signifi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Harlan, Lindsey
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.
Colección:OUP E-Books.
Temas:
Rajasthan (India) > Social life and customs.
Hero worship > India > Rajasthan.
Nationalism > India > Rajasthan > Religious aspects.
Héros > Culte > Inde > Rājasthān.
Nationalisme > Inde > Rājasthān > Aspect religieux.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Hero worship
Nationalism > Religious aspects
Heldenverehrung
Helden (personen)
Heldensagen.
Sekseverschillen.
India > Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:The Rajputs ruled the vast majority of the kingdoms that were joined together after Indian independence to form the state of Rajasthan, "Land of Kings." An important part of Rajput religion is the worship of "heroes" who have died in battle. This practice has attained new significance in recent years, as right-wing Hindu activists have deployed narratives about heroism in Rajput wars with Muslim emperors. In this book, Lindsey Harlan explores the idea of the Rajput hero. She is particularly interested in the role played by gender in stories about heroes and in their worship
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiv, 258 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-246) and index.
ISBN:9780195348347
0195348346
9786610704002
6610704007

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