Divine Politicking: A Rhetorical Approach to Deity Possession in the Himalayas
In North India, political leaders are referred to as netās, and the term netāgirī is broadly and pejoratively used to describe the self-promotion, political maneuvering, and public rhetoric in which politicians engage. However, my ethnographic fieldwork in the state of Uttarakhand, India, shows that...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI
[2016]
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Religions
Year: 2016, Volume: 7, Issue: 9, Pages: 1-18 |
| Further subjects: | B
Possession
B Ritual B Hinduism B Politics B Rhetoric B South Asia |
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