Popular religion, elites, and reform :

Oddie, Geoffrey A., 1932-

Popular religion, elites, and reform : hook-swinging and its prohibition in colonial India, 1800-1894 / Geoffrey A. Oddie. - New Delhi, India : Manohar Publishers & Distributors, 1995. - x, 200 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [141]-148) and index.

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Self-torture--Religious aspects.
Hinduism--Rituals.


India--Religious life and customs.

BL2001.2 / O32 1995