Hanuman, der Gott in Affengestalt —— Entwicklung und Erscheinungsformen seiner Verehrung

----- 哈努曼，猴子形式的神：他崇拜的发展和表现

ISBN: 9783110171877 出版年：2011 页码：360 Keul, Istvan De Gruyter

This historically and empirically based study presents the rise and significance of the divine monkey chief Hanuman, who still enjoys popularity in India today. The first account of the Hanuman figure are to be found in the national epic the Ramayana (aproximatly 300 BC - 200 AD), but the veneration of it has grown considerably over the last few centuries. This account opens with a description of a three-day consecration ritual for a Hanuman cultic figure in Benares and then proceeds to unfold the historical development of the divine figure and its veneration from its beginings up to the present day. A concluding empirical study illuminates the image of the divine figure and the motivations of the contemporary worshippers. The volume contains illustrations and an appendix which includes a list of some 200 Hanuman temples and shrines together with selected interviews.