Pratimā, miraculous images and their usage. Materials of the ethnographic expedition to Uttaranchal (now Uttarkhand, Northern India), 2004 collection
https://doi.org/10.28995/2658-4158-2021-1-141-153
Abstract
The article presents and analyzes a collection of votive items called pratima, collected by the author in the Garhwal district of the northIndian state of Uttarkhand (India) in 2004. Their main functions are revealed. A classification of available items is proposed.
Supporting agencies: This study is done as a part of research by Svetlana Ryzhakova in Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, Russian Academy of Science; the fieldwork material collected by Dr. Svetlana Ryzhakova within the project “Possession, devotion, performance. On the borders and interconnections of personal selfpossession, worship and artistic experience in Indian artistic traditions”, grant of Russian Foundation for Fundamental Researches, № 18-09-00389.
About the Author
S. I. Ryzhakova
Miklouho-Maclay Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, Russian Academy of Science
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Svetlana I. Ryzhakova, Dr. of Sci. (History)
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Ryzhakova S.I. Pratimā, miraculous images and their usage. Materials of the ethnographic expedition to Uttaranchal (now Uttarkhand, Northern India), 2004 collection. Studia Religiosa Rossica: Russian Journal of Religion. 2021;(1):141-153. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.28995/2658-4158-2021-1-141-153
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