Hanuman, der Gott in Affengestalt - Entwicklung und Erscheinungsformen seiner Verehrung (German, Hardcover, Reprint 2011)

This historically and empirically based study presents the rise and significance of the divine monkey chief Hanuman, who still enjoys popularity in India today. The first accounts of the Hanuman figure are to be found in the national epic the Ramayana (approx. 300 BC 200 AD), but the veneration of it has only grown considerably over the last few centuries. The account opens with a description of a three-day consecration ritual for a Hanuman cultic figure in Benares and then proceeds to unfold the historical development of the divine figure and its veneration from its beginnings up to the present day. A concluding empirical study illuminates the image of the divine figure and the motivations of present-day Hanuman worshippers. The volume contains illustrations and an appendix which includes a list of some 200 Hanuman temples and shrines together with selected interviews."

General

Imprint:	De Gruyter
Country of origin:	Germany
Series:	Religionsgeschichtliche Versuche und Vorarbeiten
Release date:	April 2002
First published:	2002
Authors:	Istvan Keul
Dimensions:	230 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	344
Edition:	Reprint 2011
ISBN-13:	978-3-11-017187-7
Languages:	German
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > General Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > General
LSN:	3-11-017187-2
Barcode:	9783110171877

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