Four. The Agamas and Priestly Education

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Figures and Tables ix
4. Preface xi
5. Note on Transliteration xv
6. Key to Figures 1 and 2 xvii
7. One. The Priests and the Minakshi Temple’s Renovation Ritual 1
8. Two. Rights, Duties, and Work 19
9. Three. Family and Domestic Life 57
10. Four. The Agamas and Priestly Education 80
11. Five. Religious Politics and the Priests 114
12. Six. Modernity, Traditionalism, and the State 152
13. Notes 169
14. Glossary 191
15. Bibliography 195
16. Index 205