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Pastoral Deities in Western India Hardcover - 1989

by Gunther-Dietz Sontheimer; Anne Feldhaus (Translator)


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This translation of a groundbreaking book by the internationally renowned German ethonographer Gnther-Dietz Sontheimer describes the religious system of a pastoralist area which includes parts of three linguistic regions: Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh. Making use of oral
narratives collected from this area, the book critically examines its gods and their worshippers: not only pastoralists, but also ferrymen, merchants, robbers, and wandering holy men. Sontheimer places the oral material in its social, cultural, and ecological context, showing how myths and ritual
cycles give shape to the people's collective identity and attitudes toward other communities. The result of hundreds of interviews, the book not only presents an unprecedented look at a virtually unstudied and fast disappearing way of life but makes a significant contribution to the understanding
of Hindu tradition.

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  • Title Pastoral Deities in Western India
  • Author Gunther-Dietz Sontheimer; Anne Feldhaus (Translator)
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First
  • Pages 312
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Oxford University Press, USA, New York
  • Date 1989
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780195055009 / 0195055004
  • Weight 1.28 lbs (0.58 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.63 x 5.75 x 1 in (21.92 x 14.61 x 2.54 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Cults - India - Maharashtra, Maharashtra (India) - Religion
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 88016872
  • Dewey Decimal Code 294.509
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