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Village Deity and Sacred Text: Power Relations and Cultural Synthesis at an Oral Performance of the Bhāgavatapurāṇa in a Garhwal Community

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2011

Authors

Taylor, McComas

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Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture

Abstract

A week-long festival centered on stories about the deity Kr{dot below}s{dot below}N{dot below}a was held in the hamlet of Naluna, Garhwal district, Northern India. This practice (known as a saptāh) is primarily a product of an elite Hindu community of th

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Keywords: Bhagavatapurana; Garhwal; Gram devta; Performance; Saptah; Village deity

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/18705

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ANU Research Publications

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Asian Ethnology

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Journal article

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Open Access

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