Demoting Vishnu

Demoting Vishnu
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 257
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ISBN-10 : 9780190275228
ISBN-13 : 0190275227
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Book Synopsis Demoting Vishnu by : Anne T. Mocko

Download or read book Demoting Vishnu written by Anne T. Mocko and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book examines how public ritual once placed kings at the privileged apex of Nepal's government, and how in the 21st century those same rituals stopped serving the king and turned instead to authorize party-based politicians. Ritual upheaval undermined the institutional logic of monarchy, and demonstrated that kingship was contingent/dispensable"--


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