Playing Host to Deity Festival Religion in the South Indian Tradition

Name: Playing Host to Deity Festival Religion in the South Indian Tradition
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ISBN: 9780195140446

ISBN-10: 0195140443

ISBN-13: 9780195140446

Edition: 2001

Authors: Paul Younger

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The annual festivals that are central to the south Indian religious tradition are among the largest religious gatherings found anywhere in the world. Most are located at Hindu temples, but some are at Buddhist, Christian, or Islamic centers, and many involve people or symbols from more than one religious tradition. To an outside observer, the many activities of a festival may seem somewhat chaotic, but the participants see the activities as the ritual focus of a distinct religious experience, and frequently testify that it is in the activity of a festival that they find their most profound sense of religious meaning. In spite of their obvious importance in the lives of participants, these…

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List price: $215.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/29/2001
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 200
Size: 9.29" wide x 6.18" long x 0.98" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

Paul Younger is one of the world’s leading hydrogeologists, with 25 years of experience in the water industry worldwide. He is currently a full professor at the University of Newcastle, where he heads up the Institute for Research on Sustainability. He is a fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.



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Playing Host to Deity


Introduction



Ancient Patterns



The Ayyappa&nbbar; Festival in Sabarimalai, Kerala



A Festival of Romance in Kataragama, &Sacute;r&imacr; Lanka



A Festival of the Wild Goddess of Ancient Kerala



The Ati or "original" Festival in &Sacute;r&imacr;ra&ndot;kam


Conclusion to Part I



Medieval Structures



The Traditions of the Tiruv&amacr;&nbbar;aikk&amacr; Temple



The Kandy Perahara in Central &Sacute;r&imacr; Lanka



The Adhyayan&omacr;tsava Festival in &Sacute;r&imacr;ra&ndot;kam



The Festival of M&amacr;riyamma&nbbar; of Samayapuram


Conclusion to Part II



Modern Forms



Hindu Patterns of Worship at a Christian Shrine



A Vision of Mary in a Syrian Christian Church of Kerala



The Changing Festival Patterns in the Village of Murukapu&lbbar;a



A M&amacr;riyamma&nbbar; Festival in Guyana



A Kavati Festival in South Africa



Adapting a Festival to a New Environment


Conclusion to Part III


Conclusion


Notes


References


Index