Children of the Earth Goddess
Society, Marriage and Sacrifice in the Highlands of Odisha
Seiten
2019
De Gruyter (Verlag)
978-3-11-068497-1 (ISBN)
De Gruyter (Verlag)
978-3-11-068497-1 (ISBN)
The series Religion and Society (RS) contributes to the exploration of religions as social systems – both in Western and non-Western societies; in particular, it examines religions in their differentiation from, and intersection with, other cultural systems, such as art, economy, law and politics. Due attention is given to paradigmatic case or comparative studies that exhibit a clear theoretical orientation with the empirical and historical data of religion and such aspects of religion as ritual, the religious imagination, constructions of tradition, iconography, or media. In addition, the formation of religious communities, their construction of identity, and their relation to society and the wider public are key issues of this series.
The whole world is changing with incredible speed towards something radically new, yet people across the globe also show resistance to the forces that homogenize our lives. This book deals with a community that has found its niche in the remote Niamgiri mountain range of Odisha (India) and is struggling to preserve its way of life: the Dongria Kond. In recent years, they made the headlines as the real “Avatars” because they successfully fought a multinational company’s plans to mine the mountains. From the perspective of the Dongria Kond, these mountains are the seat of gods, and the whole environment is animated by spiritual forces. This highly complex cosmic order includes humans and non-humans and rests on a divine law (niam). This book captures the viewpoint of the Dongria Kond and provides deep insights into their vision of the world. It offers elaborate accounts of how the Dongria relate to the outside world, conceive of their own society and engage in complex rituals in order to (re-)establish the cosmos. The book confronts the reader with radically different imaginings of familiar human concerns: love, fertility, wealth, status and well-being.
The whole world is changing with incredible speed towards something radically new, yet people across the globe also show resistance to the forces that homogenize our lives. This book deals with a community that has found its niche in the remote Niamgiri mountain range of Odisha (India) and is struggling to preserve its way of life: the Dongria Kond. In recent years, they made the headlines as the real “Avatars” because they successfully fought a multinational company’s plans to mine the mountains. From the perspective of the Dongria Kond, these mountains are the seat of gods, and the whole environment is animated by spiritual forces. This highly complex cosmic order includes humans and non-humans and rests on a divine law (niam). This book captures the viewpoint of the Dongria Kond and provides deep insights into their vision of the world. It offers elaborate accounts of how the Dongria relate to the outside world, conceive of their own society and engage in complex rituals in order to (re-)establish the cosmos. The book confronts the reader with radically different imaginings of familiar human concerns: love, fertility, wealth, status and well-being.
Roland Josef Hardenberg, University of Tübingen, Germany.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 02.12.2019 |
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| Reihe/Serie | Religion and Society ; 78 |
| Verlagsort | Berlin/Boston |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 230 mm |
| Gewicht | 1150 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie |
| Schlagworte | Asia • Asian • Comparative Religion • Ethnic & Tribal • Hinduism • History • HISTORY / Asia / India & South Asia • India • India & South Asia • Indigenous Religions and Native Traditions • Literary criticism • LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian • Regional studies • Religion • RELIGION / Comparative Religion • RELIGION / Ethnic & Tribal • RELIGION / Hinduism • Social Science • Weitere Religionen |
| ISBN-10 | 3-11-068497-7 / 3110684977 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-11-068497-1 / 9783110684971 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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