Demoting Vishnu: Ritual, Politics, and the Unraveling of Nepal’s Hindu Monarchy, by Anne T Mocko
In Demoting Vishnu, Anne T. Mocko takes as her cue the disestablishment of Nepal’s Hindu Monarchy in 2008, which was the culmination of a two-year struggle that started in 2006. She thoroughly and convincingly argues throughout the book that the virtually peaceful transition from kingship to democr...
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European Bulletin of Himalayan Research
2022
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| Zusammenfassung: | In Demoting Vishnu, Anne T. Mocko takes as her cue the disestablishment of Nepal’s Hindu Monarchy in 2008, which was the culmination of a two-year struggle that started in 2006. She thoroughly and convincingly argues throughout the book that the virtually peaceful transition from kingship to democratic governance was facilitated by the removal of the royal ritual apparatus in the years leading up to King Gyanendra’s resignation. Thus, Mocko affirms that Nepali kingship was embodied through t... |
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