The History of Janakpurdham: A study of asceticism and the hindu polity, by Richard Burghart
I started my research on the Ramanandi sampradaya – the largest Vaishnava order in North India whose ascetics are also called Bairagis – by reading Richard Burghart’s articles extrapolated from his doctoral thesis, which was unpublished at the time and represented a Holy Grail in the imaginary of t...
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| Dans: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/ebhr, |
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| Format: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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European Bulletin of Himalayan Research
2022
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| Accès en ligne: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Résumé: | I started my research on the Ramanandi sampradaya – the largest Vaishnava order in North India whose ascetics are also called Bairagis – by reading Richard Burghart’s articles extrapolated from his doctoral thesis, which was unpublished at the time and represented a Holy Grail in the imaginary of those interested in a multidisciplinary approach. Thanks to Martin Gaenszle, this incredible work is finally available, enriched by a selection of Burghart’s photographs collected from the archives ... |
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