Tales of Justice and Rituals of Divine Embodiment: Oral Narratives from the Central Himalayas By Aditya Malik Hardcover 019932509X 9780199325092 Tales of Justice and Rituals of Divine Embodiment: Oral Narratives from the Central Himalayas 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 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? The stories and narratives in this book revolve around Goludevs 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.

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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 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 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 Tales of Justice and Rituals of Divine Embodiment Oral Narratives from the Central Himalayas

Tales of Justice and Rituals of Divine Embodiment: Oral Narratives from the Central Himalayas By Aditya Malik

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