Kings, spirits and memory in central India : enchanting the state / Aditya Pratap Deo.
Kings, spirits and memory in central India : enchanting the state / Aditya Pratap Deo.
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Publisher
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022.
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G 2021/2088
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English
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Physical content
xxviii, 197 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
The king as "I" -- The realm of the state -- Liminal crossings -- The world of the Anga Deo -- Enchanted realms.
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Publisher
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2022.
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Summary
"Part anthropological history and part memoir, this book is a unique study of the polity of the colonial-princely state of Kanker in central India. The author, a scion of the erstwhile ruling family of Kanker, delves into the oral accounts given in the ancestral deity practices of the mixed tribe-caste communities of the region to highlight popular...
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Kings, spirits and memory in central India : enchanting the state / Aditya Pratap Deo.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 180-189) and index.
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©2022
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G 2021/2088
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74VKaLDzvxZM
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ISBN
1032108371
9781032108377
DDC
954.137
MMS ID
991024425915502626