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Here you will find an overview of current and completed PhD and Master's theses in the field of history at Swiss universities. Compiled in collaboration with the Swiss Historical Society (SSH)

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Status: 2025/2026
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Temple Dancer, Prostitute, Celibate Nun? The Shifting Position of the Mahari-Devadasi from Late Colonial India to the Early 21st Century Social

AutorIn Name
Shriya
Patnaik
Academic writing genre
PhD thesis
Status
abgeschlossen/terminé
DozentIn Name
Prof.
Institution
Geneva Graduate Institute
Place
Genève
Year
2025/2026
Abstract

This thesis focuses on the decline and demise of the regional community of Devadasis (hereditary, ritualistic, temple dancers and singers) in the Jagannath Temple of Puri, Orissa, colloquially more...

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