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082			_a726.10954 _bBAB
100			_aBabb, Lawrence A. & others
245			_aDesert temples : sacred centers of Rajasthan in historical, art-historical, and social contexts
260			_aJaipur,New Delhi etc _bRawat Pubs. _c2008
300			_axiv,1 map,208p,34plates
500			_aCONTENTS : Acknowledgements vii Note on Language ix List of Plates xi Map xv Introduction 1 Lawrence A. Babb, John E. Cort, and Michael W. Meister Part I HISTORIES 1. Sweetmeats or Corpses? 23 Michael W. Meister 2. Time and Temples 42 Lawrence A. Babb Part II STRUCTURES 3. Building a Temple 63 Michael W. Meister 4. Water in a Desert Landscape 79 Michael W. Meister 5. Light on the Lotus 84 Michael W. Meister Part III PILGRIMS AND PATRONS 6. Pilgrimage and Identity in Rajasthan 93 John E. Cort 7. Patronage, Authority, Proprietary Rights, and History 115 John E. Cort Part IV SOCIAL IDENTITIES 8. Constructing a Jain Mendicant Lineage 135 John E. Cort 9. Cleaving to the Goddess 170 Lawrence A. Babb Bibliography 191 Index 205 Plates 209
890			_aIndia
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