Western Himalayan Temple Records by Sharma, Mahesh;

State, Pilgrimage, Ritual and Legality in Chamb?

Series: Brill's Indological Library; 31;

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Publisher BRILL
Date of Publication 24 June 2009

ISBN 9789004176935
Binding Hardback
No. of pages400 pages
Size 235x155 mm
Weight 848 g
Language English

Short description:

Fifty-five documents in a western-Himalayan language dealing with land, pilgrimage, legality and temple-economy are presented. They explicate how ?lesser states? patronized numerous shrines and the role of Nath-Siddha-ascetics in creating consent-to-rule, and constructing hybridity between the Hindu and Tibetan-Buddhist traditions.

Long description:

While numerous studies exist on major South-Asian temples, surprisingly little is known about ?minor shrines? and ?lesser states?. Here fifty-five new documents, in a western-Himalayan script and language, and belonging to a small Siddha shrine, redress this remarkable gap in our knowledge. The documents cover a wide spectrum?from revenue grants to those dealing with ritual, pilgrimage, legality and temple-economy?thus building a picture of the relationship between state and shrine, and particularly so for the minor centres: their popularity and relationship with major temples; mundane matters; notices, petitions, and law-suits. It becomes clear how ?lesser states?, despite their limited resources, patronized numerous small shrines, along with major temples; and the role played by the Nath-Siddha-ascetics in creating consent-to-rule, acculturation, and constructing hybridity between the Hindu and Tibetan-Buddhist traditions.

'Sharma?s work is comprehensive in its treatment of this subject and his attention to detail meticulous
and impressive. His careful annotations provide valuable insights and help us work toward a wider
understanding of the complex social history of Chamb?. The book, which is beautifully produced by
Brill with good illustrations, sets a high standard for all those working on the later religious history of
South Asia in general and the Indian Him?layas in particular.'
Beatriz Cifuentes, University of Durham, The Journal of Royal Asiatic Society, March 2012

'In such a short space, I cannot do justice to the many fascinating questions that the book evokes. Giving a very detailed study in small-scale economic history of a Himalayan kingdom as well as general considerations on the part played by rituals in the construction of legitimacy, this book will appeal to a broad but demanding readership.'
Véronique Bouillier, CNRS, Paris, The Indian Economic and Social History Review, 49,3 (2012)