Papers by Albertina Nugteren
Jaarboek Voor Liturgie Onderzoek, 2013
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Roots of Wisdom, Branches of Devotion: Plant Life in South Asian Traditions, 2016
Albertina Nugteren’s chapter, which brings the second section to conclusion, maintains a focus on... more Albertina Nugteren’s chapter, which brings the second section to conclusion, maintains a focus on ecology but privileges an analysis of tradition and ritual praxis, namely the burning of bodies as part of the final sacrifice (antyeṣṭi). By relating prescriptive Sanskrit texts to fieldwork conducted in Nepal, the author explores the centrality of fire in Hindu funerary rites, the ongoing insistence on open pyres, and the religious symbolism investing in trees. The staggering quantity of dry wood required for such practices – preferably even enriched with rare woods such as sandalwood – is being challenged by today’s environmental realities, yet emerging alternatives such as electric crematoria are largely seen as clashing with a consolidated tradition.
Handbook of Disaster Ritual, 2021
Handbook of Disaster Ritual, 2021
The delicate venation of the heart-shaped leaves from the Aśvattha tree, as well as their tender ... more The delicate venation of the heart-shaped leaves from the Aśvattha tree, as well as their tender rustling in the breeze and their reflecting the light of the sun as so many mirrors, have inspired artists, poets, mystics,ritualizing devotees, and shade-seekers. In Buddhism, a (preferably authentic) Bodhi leaf is eagerly sought as a memento, a pilgrim's souvenir, and often becomes a religious object in itself, spreading all over the Buddhist world. As portable vehicles of the sacred they help to reconstruct both the Bodhi tree and enlightenment. The question poses itself: what class of sacred objects (dhātu) does it belong to? In this paper presentation I investigate the immediacy and iconicity as well as the materiality and mobility of Bodhi leaves through pilgrim trails and tourist trajectories.
The focus is on ritual activities beneath the bodhi tree now existing in Bodhgayâ, India. The dyn... more The focus is on ritual activities beneath the bodhi tree now existing in Bodhgayâ, India. The dynamic interaction between locally lived religions, long-distance pilgrimage and global tourism has increasingly become tangible here, where a single tree has become the focal point of various narrative traditions, ritual gestures and material-emotional culture.
Belief, Bounty, and Beauty, 2005
Belief, Bounty, and Beauty, 2005
Belief, Bounty, and Beauty, 2005
Belief, Bounty, and Beauty, 2005
Belief, Bounty, and Beauty, 2005
Interreligious Hermeneutics in Pluralistic Europe, 2011
Pluralism and Identity, 1995
... The rituals with which the various pilgrims pay homage to the bodhi-tree vary accordingly. ..... more ... The rituals with which the various pilgrims pay homage to the bodhi-tree vary accordingly. ... in the repair and management of the temple complex, they have now become almost invisible in the recent invasion of red-robed Vajrayana Buddhists from Tibet, Bhu-tan and Mongolia. ...
Belief, Bounty, and Beauty, 2005
Journal of Religion in Europe, 2009
Whilst the settlement history of Hindustanis in the Netherlands has been relatively well research... more Whilst the settlement history of Hindustanis in the Netherlands has been relatively well researched, there is no scholarly literature on specific local communities. In this article one specific community is introduced and studied with special attention to its newly built temple. It is argued that having a purpose-built temple causes various shifts in ritual strategies, as well as in representational politics.
Environmental and Climate Change in South and Southeast Asia
In this article I trace some of the major points within the nexus culture-religion-nature in India.
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Papers by Albertina Nugteren