Hindu kingship rituals: power relation and historical evolution
"In recent decades, Nepal has witnessed a dramatic shift from its ancient form of Hindu kingship to a federal republican democratic secular order, with the official dissolution of monarchy in 2008. This study deals with the religious lives of the Śāh kings of Nepal, concentrating on such major...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Piscataway, NJ
Gorgias Press
2019
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Harvard oriental series / Opera minora (11)
Year: 2019 |
| Series/Journal: | Harvard oriental series / Opera minora
11 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Nepal
/ Hinduism
/ Rite of coronation
B Nepal / Navaratri / Shaktism |
| Further subjects: | B
Nepal
Kings and rulers
History
B Shah dynasty (1768-) B Kings and rulers Religious aspects Hinduism |
| Summary: | "In recent decades, Nepal has witnessed a dramatic shift from its ancient form of Hindu kingship to a federal republican democratic secular order, with the official dissolution of monarchy in 2008. This study deals with the religious lives of the Śāh kings of Nepal, concentrating on such major rituals as the "coronation" (rājyābhiṣeka) and the autumnal navarātri (Goddess-centered) festival. These are described in Hindu religious literature and in ritual handbooks and were practiced in the royal palaces of the ancient capital of Gorkhā and of Hanumānḍhokā (Kathmandu). The rituals are based on the sacred myths related to divine enthronement and the mythological victory of good over evil, but they were slanted primarily to the production of religious and socio-political sovereign power. The book argues that the Vedic, Tantric and other devotional activities empowered the king and constructed his personal and corporate identity. Such rituals were strongly political because, through them, various divine and human agencies invested the king with multiple powers and authorized him to rule by negotiating their own relations, domains of influence, and hierarchies"-- |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 355-381 und Index |
| Physical Description: | xv, 392 Seiten, Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 1463240473 |