Subaltern Sovereigns Rituals of Rule and Regeneration in Highland Odisha, India
Through an ethnographic and comparative study of rituals in a "tribal" region of Odisha, this book, in its core, deals with indigenous conceptualizations of sovereignty. The local proverb that connects the ritual of the king with those of his subjects epitomizes the idea of shared sovereig...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin/Boston
De Gruyter
2023
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| Series: | Religion and Society
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| Collection: | Directory of Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Through an ethnographic and comparative study of rituals in a "tribal" region of Odisha, this book, in its core, deals with indigenous conceptualizations of sovereignty. The local proverb that connects the ritual of the king with those of his subjects epitomizes the idea of shared sovereignty that hinges sacrificial co-responsibility in navigating the flow of life. |
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| Item Description: | Creative Commons (cc), https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/ |
| Physical Description: | 1 electronic resource (471 p.) |
| ISBN: | 9783110458077 9783110458831 9783110458725 |