Gods in the public sphere: political deification in South Asia
This article proposes the idea of ‘political deification’ as a useful analytical concept to theorize the efficacy of religious icons, symbols, and objects in the political field of social movements and electoral politics in South Asia. This article uses the insight from various ethnographic studies...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge
2022
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| In: |
Religion
Year: 2022, Volume: 52, Issue: 4, Pages: 497-512 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Asia
/ Apotheosis
/ Politics
/ Icon
/ Symbol
/ Religion
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| IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism KBM Asia ZC Politics in general |
| Further subjects: | B
religious icons
B Political deification B Social Movements B South Asia |
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