Pastoral deities in western India
Sontheimer, Günther-Dietz
Pastoral deities in western India - New York Oxford University Press 1989 - xvi, 278p.,
"This translation of a groundbreaking book by the internationally renowned German ethonographer G�nther-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"
9780195055009
Religion
India--Maharashtra
Cults
305.51220954 / SON
Pastoral deities in western India - New York Oxford University Press 1989 - xvi, 278p.,
"This translation of a groundbreaking book by the internationally renowned German ethonographer G�nther-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"
9780195055009
Religion
India--Maharashtra
Cults
305.51220954 / SON