The raja's magic clothes : re-visioning kingship and divinity in England's India /

Waghorne, Joanne Punzo,

The raja's magic clothes : re-visioning kingship and divinity in England's India / Joanne Punzo Waghorne. - Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, 1994. - xxxiv, 285 p.

"A study of England's role in Indian ritual and its influence on Victorian life and culture. This text explores the refashioning of the rituals of kingship in Pudukkottai. The changes are discussed in the context of an undeclared reciprocity that occurred between British overlord and Indian prince."--

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Pudukkottai (Princely State) -- Kings and rulers -- Religious aspects
India -- Politics and government -- 19th century

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