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Tales of justice and rituals of divine embodiment : (Record no. 212957)
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| fixed length control field | 03192cam a2200325 i 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| control field | 18810908 |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20241120121209.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 151007s2016 nyu b 001 0 eng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
| LC control number | 2015037860 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780190912017 (paperback) |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | DLC |
| Language of cataloging | eng |
| Transcribing agency | DLC |
| Description conventions | rda |
| Modifying agency | DLC |
| 042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE | |
| Authentication code | pcc |
| 043 ## - GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODE | |
| Geographic area code | a-ii--- |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | BL2016.K86 |
| Item number | M35 2016 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 294.50954 |
| Edition number | 23 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Malik, Aditya, |
| Relator term | author. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Tales of justice and rituals of divine embodiment : |
| Remainder of title | oral narratives from the central Himalayas / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Aditya Malik. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Reprint |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | New Delhi : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Oxford University Press, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | [2018] |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xxi, 295 pages ; |
| Dimensions | 25 cm |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content type term | text |
| Source | rdacontent |
| 365 ## - TRADE PRICE | |
| Price amount | Rs. 750.00 |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc. note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-278) and index. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | List of Illustrations;<br/>Acknowledgments;<br/>Prologue;<br/>Chapter One: The Presence of the Everyday;<br/>Chapter Two: Temples, Travels, Territories;<br/>Chapter Three: Ideas of Justice;<br/>Chapter Four: Writing Intimacy;<br/>Chapter Five: Alterity and Modernity;<br/>Chapter Six: Transformations;<br/>Chapter Seven: Dancers Dancing;<br/>Epilogue;<br/>Appendix 1: Kalbisht and Gangnath;<br/>Appendix 2: Petitions;<br/>Notes;<br/>References;<br/>Index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Based on extensive ethnographic fieldwork conducted in the Central Himalayan region of Kumaon, Tales of Justice and Rituals of Divine Embodiment draws on oral and written narratives, stories, testimonies, and rituals told and performed in relation to the "God of Justice," Goludev, and other regional deities. The book seeks to answer several questions: How is the concept of justice defined in South Asia? Why do devotees seek out Goludev for the resolution of matters of justice instead of using the secular courts? What are the sociological and political consequences of situating divine justice within a secular, democratic, modern context? Moreover, how do human beings locate themselves within the indeterminateness and struggles of their everyday existence? What is the place of language and ritual in creating intimacy and self? How is justice linked to intimacy, truth, and being human?<br/>The stories and narratives in this book revolve around Goludev's own story and deeds, as well as hundreds of petitions (manauti) written on paper that devotees hang on his temple walls, and rituals (jagar) that involve spirit possession and the embodiment of the deity through designated mediums. The jagars are powerful, extraordinary experiences, mesmerizing because of their intensity but also because of what they imply in terms of how we conceptualize being human with the seemingly limitless potential to shift, alter, and transform ourselves through language and ritual practice. The petitions, though silent and absent of the singing, drumming, and choreography that accompany jagars, are equally powerful because of their candid and intimate testimony to the aspirations, breakdowns, struggles, and breakthroughs that circumscribe human existence. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Kumaoni (Indic people) |
| General subdivision | Religion. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Justice |
| General subdivision | Religious aspects. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | Kumaun Himalaya |
| General subdivision | Religious life and customs. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type | BOOKs |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Materials specified (bound volume or other part) | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date last checked out | Price effective from | Koha item type | Public note |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | PB | . | . | General Stacks | 20.11.2024 | Purchased - Harmony Book Shop | 1 | 294.50954 MAL | 39903 | 06.10.2025 | 24.09.2025 | 20.11.2024 | BOOKs | Recommended by Dr. Manpreet Singh Dhillon |