Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. TABLE OF CONTENTS v
3. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ix
4. LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS xi
5. INTRODUCTION AND HISTORICAL BACKGROUND 1
6. ANALYSIS OF PREVIOUS SCHOLARSHIP ON THE AKĪTU 17
7. PHENOMONOLOGY OF THE AKĪTU FESTIVAL 39
8. RITUALISTIC ELEMENTS OF THE AKĪTU 107
9. POLITICAL, HISTORICAL, AND IDEOLOGICAL ANALYSIS 129
10. CONCLUSION 169
11. BIBLIOGRAPHY 175
12. INDEX 213