Objects of Worship in South Asian Religions: Forms, Practices and Meanings

Objects of worship are an aspect of the material dimension of lived religion in South Asia. The omnipresence of these objects and their use is a theme which cuts across the religious traditions in the pluralistic religious culture of the region. Divine power becomes manifest in the objects and for t...

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Main Author: Jacobsen, Knut A. (Author)
Contributors: Aktor, Mikael (Other) ; Myrvold, Kristina (Other)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Hoboken Taylor and Francis 2014
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Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Asia / Religion / Cultic object / Sacred object
Further subjects:B Collection of essays
B Electronic books
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505 8 0 |a 5 Wheel of the liberated: Jain siddhacakras, past and present6 Object of worship as a free choice: Viṭhobā (god),Dñyāneśvar (saint), the Dñyāneśvarī (book), or samādhī(grave)?; 7 Architectural heritage and modern rituals: The AhmadShah Bahmani Mausoleum between old political concernsand new religious perceptions; 8 Lāl Beg underground: The passing of an "untouchable" god; 9 The scripture as a living guru: Religious practices amongcontemporary Sikhs; 10 Worshipping the sword: The practice of śāstar pūjā in theSikh warrior tradition 
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