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Institutionalization is the focus of this volume. It referes to the means by which value orientations become operative in the interactins of people. Thirteen chapters document the institutionalization of orientations in Shaiva, Shakta, Vaishnava, Arya Samaj, Satnami, Mahima Dharama, Sikh, Jain, Christian, Munda, Santal and Oraon * Context. : The collection is organized into four sections each dealing with a particular area of institutionalization 1) the socio-cultural orientation and control of sacred spaces 2 ) the functioning of religious leadership 3 ) the formation of religous- social movements of reform, protest and millenarian revolt and 4 ) the institutional impact of sacred texts and rituals. ISBN: 81-85952-62-0
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