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The Festival of Indra

Innovation, Archaism, and Revival in a South Asian Performance
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The Festival of Indra details the textual and performative history of an important South Asian festival and its role in the development of classical Hinduism. Drawing on various genres of Sanskrit textual sources—especially the epic Mahābhārata—the book highlights the innovative ways that this annual public festival has supported the stable royal power responsible for the sponsorship of these texts. More than just a textual project, however, the book devotes significant ethnographic attention to the only contemporary performance of this festival that adheres to the classical Sanskrit record: the Indrajatra of Kathmandu, Nepal. Here, Indra's tall pole remains the festival's focal point, though its addition of the royal blessing by Kumari, the "living goddess" of Nepal, and the regular presence of the fierce god Bhairav show several significant ways that ritual agents have re-constructed this festival over the past two thousand years.
Release date NZ
December 2nd, 2023
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Illustrations
Total Illustrations: 18
Pages
284
Dimensions
152x229x25
ISBN-13
9781438493329
Product ID
38139396

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