South Asian religions on display : religious processions in South Asia and in the diaspora /
South Asian religions on display : religious processions in South Asia and in the diaspora / [electronic resource] Edited by Knut A. Jacobsen. - New York ; London : Routledge, 2008. - 1 online resource (xi, 224 pages) : illustrations, maps.
The reinvention of Tamil funeral processions / Isabelle Clark-Deces -- Getting in line : the Kumbha Mela festival processions / James G. Lochtefeld -- Mapping the management of threatening gods and social conflict : a territorial approach to processions in a South Indian village (Tamil Nadu) / Pierre-Yves Trouillet -- Space, sound, auspiciousness, and performance in North Indian wedding processions / Gregory D. Booth -- Public display, communal devotion : procession at a South Indian Catholic festival / Selva J. Raj -- The Virgin and her 'relations' : reflections on processions at a Catholic shrine in southern India / Matthias Frenz -- 'Yeh matam kayse ruk jae?' ('How could this matam ever cease?') : Muharram processions in Pakistani Punjab / Mariam Abou Zahab -- Moderating Muharran / Stig Toft Madsen and Muhammad Hassan -- Muharram processions and the ethicization of hero cults in the pre-modern Deccan / Hugh Van Skyhawk -- Personifying the Sikh scripture : ritual processions of the Guru Granth Sahib in India / Kristina Myrvold -- Gods on the move : Hindu chariot processions in Singapore / Vineeta Sinha -- Parading Hindu gods in public : new festival traditions of Tamil Hindus in Germany / Brigitte Luchesi -- Processions, public space and sacred space in the South Asian diasporas in Norway / Knut A. jacobsen -- Rathayatra of the Hare Krishnas in Durban : inventing strategies to transmit religious ideas in modern society / P. Pratap Kumar -- Conclusion and future prospects / Knut A Jacobsen.
Religious procession is a significant dimension of religion in South Asia. Processions are central in Hinduism, Islam, Christianity and Sikhism. This book presents research on the interpretations of the role of processions, the increase in processions and changes in the procession traditions. It is useful for students of Asian studies.
9780203930595
Festivals--South Asia.
Processions--South Asia.
South Asia--Religion.
South Asia--Religious life and customs.
The reinvention of Tamil funeral processions / Isabelle Clark-Deces -- Getting in line : the Kumbha Mela festival processions / James G. Lochtefeld -- Mapping the management of threatening gods and social conflict : a territorial approach to processions in a South Indian village (Tamil Nadu) / Pierre-Yves Trouillet -- Space, sound, auspiciousness, and performance in North Indian wedding processions / Gregory D. Booth -- Public display, communal devotion : procession at a South Indian Catholic festival / Selva J. Raj -- The Virgin and her 'relations' : reflections on processions at a Catholic shrine in southern India / Matthias Frenz -- 'Yeh matam kayse ruk jae?' ('How could this matam ever cease?') : Muharram processions in Pakistani Punjab / Mariam Abou Zahab -- Moderating Muharran / Stig Toft Madsen and Muhammad Hassan -- Muharram processions and the ethicization of hero cults in the pre-modern Deccan / Hugh Van Skyhawk -- Personifying the Sikh scripture : ritual processions of the Guru Granth Sahib in India / Kristina Myrvold -- Gods on the move : Hindu chariot processions in Singapore / Vineeta Sinha -- Parading Hindu gods in public : new festival traditions of Tamil Hindus in Germany / Brigitte Luchesi -- Processions, public space and sacred space in the South Asian diasporas in Norway / Knut A. jacobsen -- Rathayatra of the Hare Krishnas in Durban : inventing strategies to transmit religious ideas in modern society / P. Pratap Kumar -- Conclusion and future prospects / Knut A Jacobsen.
Religious procession is a significant dimension of religion in South Asia. Processions are central in Hinduism, Islam, Christianity and Sikhism. This book presents research on the interpretations of the role of processions, the increase in processions and changes in the procession traditions. It is useful for students of Asian studies.
9780203930595
Festivals--South Asia.
Processions--South Asia.
South Asia--Religion.
South Asia--Religious life and customs.