Studies in Orissan Society, Culture and History Series 1 Twentyyears after the
publication of The Cult of Jagannath (Eschmann,Kulke and Tripathi eds. 1978,
Manohar) a conference was held inHeidelberg, Germany at which some of the past
foci of Orissanresearch were reconsidered. By thus revisiting Jagannath, it
wasconsidered whether, in what respect and to what degree a shift inmethods,
theories, paradigms or intellectual interests has takenplace during the past two
decades. The articles published in thisbook represent rewritten versions of
papers held at thisconference. They include contributions from social
anthropology,history, Indology, religious studies, archaeology, and
politicalscience, discussing topics as diverse as religious practices
amongOrissan adivasis, the renewal of the body