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Religious Symbols in Political Legitimation: The Case of Early Medieval South India
Author(s): Kesavan Veluthat
Source: Social Scientist, Vol. 21, No. 1/2 (Jan. - Feb., 1993), pp. 23-33
Published by: Social Scientist
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KESAVAN VELUTHAT*
Religious Symbols in Political Legitimation:
The Case of Early Medieval South India
In the present paper, we take up the limited aspect of legitimation.
Even there, we confine ourselves to political legitimation as achieved through religious symbols. For our purpose, we have taken up the situation obtaining in the deep South, namely, the present day states of Kerala and
Religious Symbols in Political Legitimation: The Case of Early Medieval South India
Author(s): Kesavan Veluthat
Source: Social Scientist, Vol. 21, No. 1/2 (Jan. - Feb., 1993), pp. 23-33
Published by: Social Scientist
Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3517836 .
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KESAVAN VELUTHAT*
Religious Symbols in Political Legitimation:
The Case of Early Medieval South India
In the present paper, we take up the limited aspect of legitimation.
Even there, we confine ourselves to political legitimation as achieved through religious symbols. For our purpose, we have taken up the situation obtaining in the deep South, namely, the present day states of Kerala and
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