The Cult of Jagannatha: Myths and Rituals
by Jose Carlos Gomes da Silva
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Motilal Banarsidass . Hardcover. New. The Cult of Jagannatha: Myths and Rituals offers a new approach to Orissan ethnography. In sharp contrast with dominant explanations, centred on tribal influences and the history of aryanisation, this book provides extensive evidence on the importance of religious orthodoxy. The transition from the coastal to the inland regions of Orissa is characterised by sharp demographic and sociological discontinuities. Such regional differences are probably a reflection of aryanisation. Ethnological accounts have most commonly relied on the historical reconstruction of this process. It has been assumed that native communities exercised a decisive influence on the traditions that flourished in the delta plain, especially those related to its vital centres-the city of Puri and the temple of Jagannatha. Myths and rituals show that sacrificial symbolism is at the core of Puri's religious system. Explicitly associated with an inaugural asvamedha (the Vedic horse sacrifice), the building of the great t
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- The Cult of Jagannatha: Myths and Rituals
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- Jose Carlos Gomes da Silva
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN 10
- 8120834623
- ISBN 13
- 9788120834620
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- Motilal Banarsidass
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- New Delhi, India
- This edition first published
- 2010
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- The Cult of Jagannatha: Myths and RitualsJose Carlos Gomes da Silva
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