The Bath of the Deities: Considerations on the Sacred in a Hare Krishna Ritual
Journal: Anthropology and Ethnology Open Access Journal (AEOAJ) (Vol.6, No. 1)Publication Date: 2023-01-23
Authors : Oliveira Silva VH;
Page : 1-9
Keywords : Sacred; Ritual; Hinduism; Deities;
Abstract
Starting from a reflection on the concept of the sacred, in this article I intend to address how a spiritual practice of Indian origin, the so-called bath of the Deities, can contribute to this debate. For this purpose, an ethnographic description of the event in question will be taken as an object, in order to provoke a debate with authors such as Emile Durkheim, Arnold Van Gennep and others who focus more specifically on Hinduism, such as Gavin Flood and Lúcio Valera.
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