Visnu's Children: Prenatal Life-Cycle Rituals in South India [With DVD] by Ute Husken

Visnu's Children: Prenatal Life-Cycle Rituals in South India [With DVD]

Ethno-Indology

Ute Husken

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The Vaikhanasas, a group of Brahmanic priests in the Visnu temples of south India, can look back on a long and turbulent history, that is characterized by the effort of claiming their status against rivaling priests. Central to this monograph is a...

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