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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Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
BOOKs	National Law School	Mansfield Section	294.53 PRE (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not For Loan		33047

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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