Objects of worship in South Asian religions : forms, practices and meanings /: forms, practices and meanings. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Knut A. Jacobsen, Mikael Aktor and Kristina Myrvold.
• Editors: Jacobsen, Knut A, 1956-; Aktor, Mikael; Myrvold, Kristina
• Contents: The Śivaliṅga Between Artifact and Nature : The Ghṛṣṇeśvaraliṅga in Varanasi and the Bāṇaliṅgas from the Narmada River / Mikael Aktor -- Jhāṅkīs : "Living Images" as Objects of Worship in Himachal Pradesh / Brigitte Luchesi -- The Material Culture of Sāṃkhya : Kapila as Object of Worship / Knut A. Jacobsen -- Yantras as Objects of Worship in Hindu and Tantric Traditions -- Materiality, Aesthetics, and Practice / Xenia Zeiler -- Wheel of the Liberated : Jain Siddhacakras, Past and Present / Ellen Gough -- Object of Worship as a Free Choice : Viṭhobā (god), Dñyāneśvar (saint), the Dñyāneśvarī (book), or Samādhī (grave)? / Irina Glushkova -- Architectural Heritage and Modern Rituals : The Ahmad Shah Bahmani Mausoleum between Old Political Concerns and New Religious Perceptions / Sara Mondini -- Lāl Beg Underground : The Passing of an "Untouchable" God / Joel Lee -- Making the Book a Living Guru : Ritual Practices Among Contemporary Sikhs / Kristina Myrvold -- Worshipping the Sword : The Practice of Śāstar Pūjā in the Sikh Warrior Tradition / Satnam Singh -- Rites of Reverence, Ways of Worship : The Bodhi Tree in Bodhgayā as a Material Object and Focus of Devotion / Albertina Nugteren.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (234 pages), (20 illustrations)
• Subjects: 294; Worship; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / General; South Asia -- Religion
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781317675945; 1317675940
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.