10. Rice and Rice Culture. Cultivation and Worship of a Divine Plant in Western Odisha
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| 1. | Title | Title of document | 10. Rice and Rice Culture. Cultivation and Worship of a Divine Plant in Western Odisha - Roots of Wisdom, Branches of Devotion |
| 2. | Creator | Author's name, affiliation, country | Uwe Skoda; Aarhus University, Denmark; |
| 3. | Subject | Discipline(s) | Religious Studies |
| 4. | Subject | Keyword(s) | plants in Asian religion; rice culture; sacred nature of flora; plants as food; plants as medicine; plants in ritual and myth |
| 5. | Subject | Subject classification | South Asian Religions |
| 6. | Description | Abstract | Uwe Skoda discusses rice culture amongst the Aghrias, a local peasant community in Odisha. The chapter introduces various categories of rice and cultivation techniques, thus demonstrating the extensive agricultural knowledge of Aghria peasants. Furthermore it is shown how rice unites and synchronizes various human and earth cycles in its manifestations as plant, as food, and finally as the goddess Lakṣmī. |
| 7. | Publisher | Organizing agency, location | Equinox Publishing Ltd |
| 8. | Contributor | Sponsor(s) | |
| 9. | Date | (YYYY-MM-DD) | 01-Jun-2016 |
| 10. | Type | Status & genre | Peer-reviewed Article |
| 11. | Type | Type | |
| 12. | Format | File format | |
| 13. | Identifier | Uniform Resource Identifier | https://journals.equinoxpub.com/index.php/books/article/view/30837 |
| 14. | Identifier | Digital Object Identifier | 10.1558/equinox.30837 |
| 15. | Source | Journal/conference title; vol., no. (year) | Equinox eBooks Publishing; Roots of Wisdom, Branches of Devotion |
| 16. | Language | English=en | en |
| 18. | Coverage | Geo-spatial location, chronological period, research sample (gender, age, etc.) | Indian sub-continent; Odisha |
| 19. | Rights | Copyright and permissions | Copyright 2014 Equinox Publishing Ltd |