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Book SynopsisPresents a different paradigm, which opens up several perspectives for understanding and analyzing Hindu life and culture. This book attempts to 'connect the dots', moving beyond isolated local village-based studies in order to bridge the gulf between anthropology and Hindu studies.
Trade ReviewThis is an intricate book dealing with complex subject matter. Daryn's monograph is a carefully worded argument for the application of the 'fractal of matrimonial encompassment' as a key notion for making sense of and interpreting Hindu culture and society. . . .Encompassing a Fractal World is ethnographically rich (drawing on different techniques such as fieldnotes, personal reflections, and a number of well-chosen greyscale photographs) and analytically precise (excellent and consistent transcription of local terms, augmented by a glossary). * Journal Of The Royal Anthropological Institute, March 2010 *
Table of ContentsChapter 1 An Overview Part 2 MAN: UNDERSTANDING MISTRUST Chapter 3 Himalayan Uncertainties Chapter 4 Encompassing the Ambivalent Female Core Part 5 COSMOS: FROM IMAGE TO COSMOLOGY Chapter 6 On Hindu Divine Sexuality and Marriage Chapter 7 The Jagya - Ethnography Chapter 8 The Jagya - an Analysis Part 9 RICE: FROM MUST TO TRUST - AN ONTOGENY OF RICE Chapter 10 An Agricultural Jagya Chapter 11 The 'World Upside-Down' or a Himalayan Inversion of Hierarchy and Trust Chapter 12 Conclusion
