Schlemmer Grégoire. (2018). Enshrining space : shrines, public space and hinduization among the Kulung of Nepal. In :
Larios B. (dir.), Voix R. (dir.). Wayside shrines : everyday religion in urban India. South Asia Multidisciplinary Academic Journal, 18, art. no 4603 [23 p. en ligne]. ISSN 1960-6060.
Titre du document
Enshrining space : shrines, public space and hinduization among the Kulung of Nepal
Année de publication
2018
Type de document
Article
Auteurs
Schlemmer Grégoire
In
Larios B. (dir.), Voix R. (dir.) Wayside shrines : everyday religion in urban India
Source
South Asia Multidisciplinary Academic Journal, 2018,
18, art. no 4603 [23 p. en ligne] ISSN 1960-6060
What can the notion of "shrine", especially "wayside shrine", tell us about a society ? A wayside shrine could be defined as an edifice including a material representation of powers, which is built in a public space and open to all. Such a definition leads us to focus on three main notions associated with it. First of all, that of material representation and its complex association with the presence of powers. Secondly, the notion of public space and how it emerges in relation with the state. And, finally, that of ritual unit and the question of what a ritual unit implies, besides the participation of its members in ritual activity. Describing the emergence of these types of shrines among the Kulung Rai, a so-called tribal society of the Nepalese Himalayas, will lead us to discuss some major changes that have occurred in this society over the last hundred and fifty years and that can be regarded as a Hinduization process coming "from below".
Plan de classement
Anthropologie : croyances et magie [106ANTHRO2]
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Religions universelles [112RELIG]
Descripteurs
ANTHROPOLOGIE SOCIALE ; SOCIETE TRADITIONNELLE ; CULTE ; RITUEL ; SYSTEME DE REPRESENTATIONS ; CHANGEMENT SOCIAL ; RESISTANCE AU CHANGEMENT ; PERCEPTION DE L'ESPACE ; MINORITE ETHNIQUE ; HINDOUISME ; ETAT
