Possession, alterity, modernity
This densely theoretical chapter looks at the ritual of possession as practiced in the Central Himalayas to interrogate the assumptions of modernity as a liberating force that ensures freedom from religion. Survival of such rituals, he argues, is a reminder of the past that modernity is supposed to...
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| Format: | Chapter/Article |
| Language: | English |
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January 2017
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Religion and modernity in India
Year: 2017, Pages: 36-64 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199467785.003.0003 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199467785.003.0003
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| Author Notes: | Aditya Malik |
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