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Title: Does Divinity Protect the King? Ritual and Politics in Nepal
Language of title: English
Author/Creator: Bert van den Hoek
One Sentence Summary: The article discusses ritual and poltics in Nepal to examine the efficacy of ritual in protecting the king.

Description: The article discusses ritual and politics in Nepal to examine the efficacy of ritual in protecting the king. Nepali is a country with a ritual tradition that is accumulative to such an extent that it indeed seems as if each and every trend that once entered the valley of Kathmandu has been preserved and readily absorbed into the already existing body of observances without a commensurate loss. The article discusses Sanskritization and tantrism and argues that ritual in Nepal has not only been fostered with devotion, it has also been persistently subject to political manipulation. The article discusses the political situation of the Rana regime coming to power. The author concludes the king's divinity does no more protect him than it did Lord Vishnu himself in a selected brahmana passage. Also, it is concluded that it does not protect the king from his own people. (Rajeev Ranjan Singh 2007-02-14)

Publisher Place: Kirtipur, Nepal
Publisher: Center for Nepal and Asian Studies
Normalized publisher place: Kathmandu
Publisher country: Nepal
Publisher URL: http://www.cnastu.org.np/
Published Date: 1990-07
URL: http://www.thlib.org/static/reprints/contributions/CNAS_17_02_05.pdf
Classification: Tibetan and Himalayan -- Journals -- Journals Focused on Regions -- Nepal -- Contributions to Nepalese Studies -- (1990) Vol. 17, no. 2
Cultural Coverage: Nepal
Language: English
Source: Contributions to Nepalese Studies
Source Editor: D. P. Bhandari
Source Type: Journal
Source Volume: 17
Source Number: 2
Source Page Numbers: 147-155
ISBN/ISSN: 3767574

Means of availability: Available online as a PDF within the Tibetan & Himalayan Library's bibliographic database.

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Resource Type: Research Note
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