TY  - BOOK
AU  - Willis,Michael D.
AU  - 
TI  - The Archaeology of Hindu ritual: Temples and the establishments of the gods 
SN  - 9781107460164 (pbk)
U1  - 294.50934 23
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Cambridge ; New York : 
PB  - Cambridge University Press, 
KW  - Hindu antiquities
KW  - Hinduism
KW  - India
KW  - Udayagiri Site
KW  - History
KW  - fast
KW  - Udayagiri (India)
KW  - Antiquities
KW  - Udayagiri
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-357) and index; 1. The archaeology and politics of time at Udayagiri; 2. The Establishment of the gods; 3. Ritual action and ritual actors
N2  - Willis examines how the gods of early Hinduism came to be established in temples, how their cults were organized, and how the ruling elite supported their worship. Examining the emergence of these key historical developments, Willis combines Sanskrit textual evidence with archaeological data from inscriptions, sculptures, temples, and sacred sites
ER  -