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Intro -- Halftitle Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Epigraph -- Acknowledgments -- Transliteration -- Contents -- 1. Introduction: Agency And Intentionality In The Divine Kingdoms Of Rawain -- Gods As Agents -- Three Problematic Terms: Culture, Ontology, Ritual -- The Structure Of The Book -- 2. Divine Kingdoms In South And Southeast Asia -- The Rule Of The Gods In The Western Himalaya -- Summary -- 3. The King's Three Bodies -- Karna In The Mahabharata -- Karan Is A King -- Raja Karan Vs. Chalda Mahasu -- Karan Is A Jogi -- Karan Is A Brahman 4. The Realm: Land And People -- A Moral Ecology -- The Mulk And Its Parts -- The Ball Game -- Palanquin Journeys And Historical Change -- Conclusion: From Subject To Citizen -- 5. The Ballad Of Jariyan -- Anthropology And Folklore -- The Musician: Buli Das Dhaki -- The Ballad Of Jariyan -- I -- 6. The Minister And The Army -- The Vazir: Raj Mohan Singh Rangad -- Crime And Punishment -- The Summer And Autumn Festivals -- Stalemate -- Conclusion -- 7. A Treasury Of Honor: Folklore And Practical Reason In West Himalayan Pastoralism -- The Anthropological Study Of (pastoral) Nomadism Transhumant Pastoralism In Rawain -- The Ballad Of Chandu -- Conclusion -- 8. The Ally -- On Assignment With Death's Henchman -- The Oracle: Kitab Singh Rana -- Pokkhu Vs. The Chief Minister -- Conclusion -- 9. The Enemy -- Modernity And The Mulk -- Reform In The Kingdom Of Duryodhana -- The King With The Red Cloak -- Making A New World Through Public Enactments -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Document 1 -- Document 2: Maafipatra -- Document 3: Samajhautaa Patra -- Document 4: Kapuaa -- Bibliography -- Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- H -- J -- K -- M -- N -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- Y -- Index William S. Sax. Also Issued In Print: 2024. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Electronic Reproduction. Oxford Available Via World Wide Web.