Worship and conflict under colonial rule : a South Indian case /
Arjun Appadurai.
- Cambridge [Eng.] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1981.
- x, 266 p.: ill. maps. forms.; 22 cm.
- Cambridge South Asian studies ; 27 .
Includes bibliography referent ( p. 247-255) and index.
Introduction --- The South Indian temple: cultural model and historical problem --- Kings, sect, and temples: South Indian Sri Vaisnavism, 1350-1700 --- British rule and temple politics, 1700-1826 --- From bureaucracy to judiciary, 1826-1878 --- Litigation and the politics of sectarian control, 1878-1925 --- Rethinking the present: some contextual implications.
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