Pilgrimage, Politics and Surveillance: The temple of Jagannath and the colonial state in early 19th century Orissa

The temple of Jagannath became central to colonial politics as early as the first year of British rule in Puri. Throughout the 19th century, the temple was an essential concern for British administrators, both in the colony as well as in the metropolis. In this paper, I demonstrate how pilgrimage be...

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Main Author: Ghosh, Ujaan (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Dublin Institute of Technology [2016]
In: The international journal of religious tourism and pilgrimage
Year: 2016, Volume: 4, Issue: 6, Pages: 23-32
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Jagannathatempel Purī / Pilgrimage / Colonialism / Religious policy / Pilgrim / Control
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AG Religious life; material religion
KBF British Isles
KBM Asia
ZC Politics in general
Further subjects:B Surveillance
B colonial policy
B Pilgrimage
B Puri
B Itinerancy
B Orissa
B temple of Jagannath
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