{"product_id":"the-festival-of-indra-innovation-archaism-and-revival-in-a-south-asian-performance-hardcover","title":"The Festival of Indra: Innovation, Archaism, and Revival in a South Asian Performance - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Baltutis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails the textual and performative history of the South Asian festival of Indra and its role in the development of classical Hinduism.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Festival of Indra\u003c\/i\u003e details the textual and performative history of an important South Asian festival and its role in the development of classical Hinduism. Drawing on various genres of Sanskrit textual sources-especially the epic \u003ci\u003eMahābhārata\u003c\/i\u003e-the book highlights the innovative ways that this annual public festival has supported the stable royal power responsible for the sponsorship of these texts. More than just a textual project, however, the book devotes significant ethnographic attention to the only contemporary performance of this festival that adheres to the classical Sanskrit record: the Indrajatra of Kathmandu, Nepal. Here, Indra's tall pole remains the festival's focal point, though its addition of the royal blessing by Kumari, the \"living goddess\" of Nepal, and the regular presence of the fierce god Bhairav show several significant ways that ritual agents have re-constructed this festival over the past two thousand years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Baltutis \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 284\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42123829346439,"sku":"9781438493336","price":177.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/56614c7726d1f31771175d8d58e14317.webp?v=1732568315","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-festival-of-indra-innovation-archaism-and-revival-in-a-south-asian-performance-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}