The history and culture of the Indian temple. Book II. The life of the temple
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The book, which is the second part of the trilogy “History and Culture of the Indian Temple”, is devoted to the life of an Hindu temple. The book tells about temple everyday life and holidays, about the temple economy and temple personnel, the temple management and problems that the house of God has to face in modern conditions, about the gifts that believers present to their gods, and the protection of temple property, about crimes, about crimes, committed by some people in relation to the temple and its inhabitants, and about temple ritualism. The book also pays attention to the comparison of two ritual models - Yajni and Puji, some aspects of the Vedic sacrifice, as well as issues that are not so often covered in the Indological literature - temporal slavery and anti -colrochman movement. The book will be interesting to all interested in Indian history, culture, religion
Author:
Author:Andreeva Elena Mikhailovna
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:Religion & Spiritually
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-907432-28-4
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