Appadurai, Arjun, 1949-

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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Religion and state--Case studies.--India


India--Religion--Case studies.
India--Politics and government--Case studies.--1765-1947

BL 2003 / A646w 1981

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