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In einer sowohl historisch wie empirisch angelegten Studie werden Aufstieg und Bedeutung der im heutigen Indien überaus populären Gestalt des Affengottes Hanuman dargestellt. Erste Zeugnisse der Hanuman-Gestalt finden sich schon im Nationalepos Ramayana (ca. 300 v. Chr.–200 n. Chr.), doch erst in den letzten Jahrhunderten hat seine Verehrung stark zugenommen. Nach der Beschreibung eines dreitägigen Weiherituals für ein Hanuman-Kultbild in Benares wird die geschichtliche Entwicklung der Göttergestalt und ihrer Verehrung von den Anfängen bis heute entfaltet. Eine empirische Untersuchung erhellt schließlich das Gottesbild und die Motivationen heutiger Hanuman-Verehrer. Dem Band sind Abbildungen und im Anhang u.a. eine Liste von ca. 200 Hanumantempeln und -schreinen sowie ausgewählte Interviews beigegeben. This historically and empirically based study presents the rise and significance of the divine monkey chief Hanuman, who still enjoys popularity in India today. The first accounts of the Hanuman figure are to be found in the national epic the Ramayana (approx. 300 BC–200 AD), but the veneration of it has only grown considerably over the last few centuries. The account opens with a description of a three-day consecration ritual for a Hanuman cultic figure in Benares and then proceeds to unfold the historical development of the divine figure and its veneration from its beginnings up to the present day. A concluding empirical study illuminates the image of the divine figure and the motivations of present-day Hanuman worshippers. The volume contains illustrations and an appendix which includes a list of some 200 Hanuman temples and shrines together with selected interviews.

Hanuman (Hindu deity) --- 291.212.4 --- Verering van dieren: hond; kat; draak; krokodil; slang; eenhoorn; vampier; feniks; vogels --- 291.212.4 Verering van dieren: hond; kat; draak; krokodil; slang; eenhoorn; vampier; feniks; vogels --- Hanumān (Hindu deity) --- Hanumān --- Hanumat

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Over the past five decades, the field of religion-and-science scholarship has experienced a considerable expansion. This volume explores the historical and contemporary perspectives of the relationship between religion, technology and science with a focus on South and East Asia. These three areas are not seen as monolithic entities, but as discursive fields embedded in dynamic processes of cultural exchange and transformation. Bridging these arenas of knowledge and practice traditionally seen as distinct and disconnected, the book reflects on the ways of exploring the various dimensions of their interconnection. Through its various chapters, the collection provides an examination of the use of modern scientific concepts in the theologies of new religious organizations, and challenges the traditional notions of space by Western scientific conceptions in the 19th century. It looks at the synthesis of ritual elements and medical treatment in China and India, and at new funeral practices in Japan. It discusses the intersections between contemporary Western Buddhism, modern technology, and global culture, and goes on to look at women’s rights in contemporary Pakistani media. Using case studies grounded in carefully delineated temporal and regional frameworks, chapters are grouped in two sections; one on religion and science, and another on religion and technology. Illustrating the manifold perspectives and the potential for further research and discussion, this book is an important contribution to the studies of Asian Religion, Science and Technology, and Religion and Philosophy.