The Sacred and the Sovereign: Ganesh Chaturthi as a discourse of ritual/symbolic power under the Peshwas in 18th century Maharashtra.
Alex Michael Coutinho Published in Vol.15, 2025 KEYWORDS: Peshwa, Ganesh Chaturthi, ritual, symbolic, discourse, theatre-state. ABSTRACT: The eighteenth century marked a decisive shift in the power equation with the office of the Peshwa, under the Bhat family, acquiring de facto control over the Maratha polity, displacing the authority of the Chhatrapati and reducing him to […]
Authors
- Alexandra Coutinho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1756-9469)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Hislopia Journal
- Published
- 2025-09-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.64833/hislopia.j.vol.15.issue1.141-153
- Primary Topic
- Indian and Buddhist Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00