Siva in Trouble: Festivals and Rituals at the Pasupatinatha Temple of Deopatan

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Axel Michaels (Professor of Classical Indology, Professor of Classical Indology, University of Heidelberg)

Siva in Trouble

Festivals and Rituals at the Pasupatinatha Temple of Deopatan

Axel Michaels (Professor of Classical Indology, Professor of Classical Indology, University of Heidelberg)

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Oxford University Press Inc
08 April 2008

Hindu worship, rites & ceremonies; Hindu life & practice

Series: South Asia Research

"The town of Deopatan, three kilometers northeast of Kathmandu, is above all famous for its main sanctum, the temple of Pa'supati, the ""lord of the animals,"" a form of 'Siva and the tutelary deity of the kings of Nepal since ancient times.

By its name alone, the temple attracts thousands of pilgrims each year and has made itself known far beyond the Kathamndu Valley.

However, for the dominant Newar population the town is by no means merely the seat of 'Siva or Pa'supati.

It is also a city of wild goddesses and other deities.

Due to this tension between two strands of Hinduism -- the pure, vegetarian Smarta Hinduism and the Newar Hinduism which implies alcohol and blood sacrifices -- 'Siva/Pa'supati has more than once been in trouble, as the many festivals and rituals descripbed and analyzed in this book reveal.

Deopatan is a contested field.

Different deities, agents social groups, ritual specialists, and institutions are constantly seeking dominance, challenging and even fighting each other, thus contributing to social and political dynamics and tensions that are indeed distinct in South Asia.

It is these aspects on which Axel Michaels concentrates in this book."

By: Axel Michaels (Professor of Classical Indology Professor of Classical Indology University of Heidelberg)
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 242mm, Width: 162mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 564g
ISBN: 9780195343021
ISBN 10: 0195343026
Series: South Asia Research
Pages: 312
Publication Date: 08 April 2008
Audience: College/higher education , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Professor of Classical Indology, University of Heidelberg

Reviews for Siva in Trouble: Festivals and Rituals at the Pasupatinatha Temple of Deopatan

a multi-faceted and first-hand account of religious practice at and around Nepal's eminent temple complex, this book is an excellent monograph and can be regarded as essential reading on Himalayan religion. * Martin Gaenszle, Asienforum *