Religion under bureaucracy : Policy and administration for Hindu temples in South India

By:

Presler Franklin

Contributor(s):

Publication details: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1987Description: 179pISBN:

9780521321778

Subject(s):

1. HInduism & State 2. Temples- HIndu - India 3. South India - Government

DDC classification:

294.530000 PRE

Contents:

Table of contents Preface; Notes on sources, abbreviations and transliteration; 1. Introduction: studying religion - state relations; 2. The temple connection in the nineteenth century; 3. Governance: the necessity for order; 4. Governance: trustees and the courts; 5. Economy: the problem of controlling land; 6. Economy: the temple's weakness as landlord; 7. Religion: purifying and organizing Hinduism; 8. Religion: controlling the priesthood; 9. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

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Table of contents

Preface; Notes on sources, abbreviations and transliteration; 1. Introduction: studying religion - state relations; 2. The temple connection in the nineteenth century; 3. Governance: the necessity for order; 4. Governance: trustees and the courts; 5. Economy: the problem of controlling land; 6. Economy: the temple's weakness as landlord; 7. Religion: purifying and organizing Hinduism; 8. Religion: controlling the priesthood; 9. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

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