Identificatie
referentie code
Titel
Datum(s)
- 1976-2009 (Vervaardig)
Beschrijvingsniveau
Omvang en medium
3 folders
Context
Naam van de archiefvormer
Biografie
Christopher John Fuller is an emeritus professor of anthropology at the London School of Economics and a Fellow of the British Academy. In 1976, Fuller started conducting field research in the great temple of Madurai in Tamilnadu, southeast India, which is dedicated to the Hindu goddess Minakshi and her husband Sundareshwara (Shiva). Fuller has also researched and written extensively on popular Hinduism and Hindu nationalism, the caste system, the Tamil Brahmans, the history of Indian anthropology, and other topics.
archiefbewaarplaats
Geschiedenis van het archief
Directe bron van verwerving of overbrenging
These papers were donated by Christopher Fuller in 2026.
Inhoud en structuur
Bereik en inhoud
The papers contain administrative and research materials relating to Hindu temples and priests, compiled or collected by Christopher Fuller during his research trips to Madurai and more widely in Tamil Nadu from the 1970s to the 1990s. There is also a small amount of published articles relating to the same.
Waardering, vernietiging en slectie
Aanvullingen
Ordeningstelsel
Voorwaarden voor toegang en gebruik
Voorwaarden voor raadpleging
Open. Please contact the Archivist.
Voorwaarden voor reproductie
Digital photography (without flash) for research purposes may be permitted upon completion of a copyright declaration form, and with respect to current UK copyright law.
Taal van het materiaal
Engels
Tamil
Schrift van het materiaal
Taal en schrift aantekeningen
Fysieke eigenschappen en technische eisen
Toegangen
Verwante materialen
Bestaan en verblifplaats van originelen
Bestaan en verblijfplaats van kopieën
Related units of description
Aantekeningen
Aantekening
These documents are part of a larger donation by Christopher Fuller which contained over 300 photographs primarily depicting the Minakshi-Sundareshwara temple and its priests. The photographs have been catalogued separately as Photo.91 in the Library catalogue: https://ras.koha-ptfs.co.uk/
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Trefwoorden
Onderwerp trefwoord
Geografische trefwoorden
Naam ontsluitingsterm
Genre access points
Beschrijvingsbeheer
Identificatie van de beschrijving
Identificatiecode van de instelling
Toegepaste regels en/of conventies
Status
Niveau van detaillering
Verwijdering van datering archiefvorming
Taal (talen)
Schrift(en)
Bronnen
Aantekeningen van de archivaris
These papers were catalogued by James Liu, RAS Archivist, in 2026, largely based on the descriptions supplied by Christopher Fuller.