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"This book examines how public ritual once placed kings at the privileged apex of Nepal's government, and how in the 21st century those same rituals stopped serving the king and turned instead to authorize party-based politicians. Ritual upheaval undermined the institutional logic of monarchy, and demonstrated that kingship was contingent/dispensable"--

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Demoting Vishnu
  • Author : Anne T. Mocko
  • Release : 01 October 2024
  • Publisher : Oxford University Press
  • ISBN : 9780190275228
  • Genre : Antiques & Collectibles
  • Total Page : 257 pages
  • Language : English
  • PDF File Size : 11,5 Mb

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