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'When Gods return to their homeland in the Himalayas': Maoism, religion, and change in the model village of Thabang, mid-western Nepal
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Based on ethnographic research in the former Maoist base area of Nepal, this chapter explores the impact of the People’s War and Maoist ideology on religious beliefs and practices in Nepal. Drawing on the parable of the ‘flight of Gods’ and on the life history of one of the village elders, the chapter explores the gradual demise of Hinduism as a dominant mode of religious practice and weaves together key themes for understanding religious change engendered by the conflict -- de-sacralisation ...
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- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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+ Gellner, D
Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
Social Sciences Division
Department:
School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography
Role:
Editor
+ Hausner, S
Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
Social Sciences Division
Department:
School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography
Role:
Editor
+ Letizia, C
Role:
Editor
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Oxford Department of International Development
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John Fell Fund
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Wenner-Gren Foundation
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Leverhulme Trust
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Bibliographic Details
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press Publisher's website
- Host title:
- Religion, Secularism, and Ethnicity in Contemporary Nepal
- Pages:
- 77-114
- Publication date:
- 2016-11-17
- ISBN-10:
- 0199467722
- ISBN-13:
- 9780199467723
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- Deposit date:
- 2016-11-01
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- Oxford University Press
- Copyright date:
- 2016
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- © 2016 Oxford University Press. This is the accepted manuscript version of the chapter. The final version is available online from Oxford University Press at: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/religion-secularism-and-ethnicity-in-contemporary-nepal-oip-9780199487813?cc=gb&lang=en&#
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