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The Hindu Monastery in South India

Name: The Hindu Monastery in South India: Social, Religious, and Artistic Traditions
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ISBN: 9781793622396

Social, Religious, and Artistic Traditions

(Author) Nalini Rao

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This study analyzes the role of asceticism, icons, and the guru in South India. Tracing the development of Hindu monastic orders, the author analyzes the growth of these institutions from educational establishments to centers of traditional socio-religious authority, centering her argument on the phenomenon of guru whole-body relics.

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Publisher:

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format:

Paperback

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ISBN:

9781793622396

Publish year:

2022

Publish date:

May 11, 2022