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Author:   Dr. Fabrizio M. Ferrari ,  Thomas Dahnhardt
Publisher:   Equinox Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Equinox Publishing Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.073kg
ISBN:  

9781781791202

ISBN 10:   1781791201
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   01 June 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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IntroductionFabrizio M. Ferrari and Thomas Dahnhardt Section 1: Nature, Landscape, Devotion 1. A Modern Kalpavr ksa: Sathya Sai Baba and the Wish-fulfilling Tree Antonio Rigopoulos, Ca'Foscari University of Venice2. ""Pagoda Tree"": Plants and Other Foliate Motifs on Indian Coins through HistoryShailendra Bhandare, Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford3. Divine Flora, Divine Love: The Place of Natural Scenery in the Ultimate Vision of Kr sna BhaktiGraham M. Schweig, Christopher Newport University, USASection 2: Devotion, Ecology, Ritual4. Perfumed Islam: The Culture of Scent at the Nizamuddin Basti Mikko Viitamaki, University of Helsinki5. The Bodhi Tree and Other Plants in the Pali TipitakaAntonella S. Comba, University of Turin6. Wood, Water, and Waste: Material Aspects of Mortuary Practices in South AsiaAlbertina Nugteren, Tilburg University, The NetherlandsSection 3: Ritual, Power, Myth7. The Herbal Arsenal and Fetid Food: The Power of Plants in Early Tantric Exorcism RitualsMichael Slouber, Western Washington University, USA8. Tree-Hugger: The Samavedic Rite of the AudumbariFinnian M.M. Gerety, Brown University and Harvard UniversitySection 4: Myth, Food, Nature9. Caryota Urens: From Vegetable Manifestation of God to Sacred Tree of the Lanjia SaorasStefano Beggiora, Ca'Foscari University of Venice10. Rice and Rice Culture. Cultivation and Worship of a Divine Plant in Western OdishaUwe Skoda, Aarhus University, Denmark11. Agriculture, Floriculture and Botanical Knowledge in a Middle Bengali TextFabrizio M. Ferrari

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Fabrizio M. Ferrari is Professor of Indology and South Asian Religions in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Chester.Thomas Dahnhardt is Assistant Professor in Hindi and Urdu Languages and Literatures in the Department of Asian and Mediterranean African Studies at the Ca' Foscari University of Venice.

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