Royal religious beneficence in pre-modern India: social and political implications
The aim of the paper is to understand the role of royal charitable gifts or dāna in the background of Hindu religious ideology of dharma, temple urbanism and political power in pre-modern South India. It examines the phenomena of large royal charities between the 14th and 16th centuries ACE under th...
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| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
[2016]
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International journal of Dharma Studies
Year: 2016, Volume: 4 |
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Hindu sculpture
B dāna B Rājadharma B mahādānas B Royal gifts B gift giving B Vijayangar B Temple cities B Temple urbanism |
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