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Book Summary
Popular religion in village India is overwhelmingly dominated by goddess
worship. Goddesses can be nationally well-known like Durga or Kali, or they can
be an obscure deity who is only known in a particular rural locale. The origins
of a goddess can be both ancient—with many transitions or amalgamations with
other cults having occurred along the way—and very recent. While some have
tribal origins, others sprout up overnight due to a vivid dream. Inventing and
Reinventing the Goddess: Contemporary Iterations of Hindu Divinities on the Move
looks at the nature of how and why goddesses are invented and reinvented
historically in India and how social hierarchy,
- ISBN-13
- 9780739190012
- Language
- English
- Binding
- Hard Bound
- Publisher
- Lexington Books
- Publishing Date
- 2014-07-03
- Total Pages
- 326
Inventing and Reinventing the Goddess: Contemporary Iterations of Hindu Deities on the Move
by Sree Padma, Sree Padma, Brenda Beck, Perundevi Srinivasan, Tracy Pintchman, Sasikumar Balasundaram, Vasudha Narayanan, Neelima Shukla-Bhatt, R. Mahalakshmi, Caleb Simmons, Priya Kapoor (Author),
Lexington Books (Publisher)
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Book Summary
Popular religion in village India is overwhelmingly dominated by goddess
worship. Goddesses can be nationally well-known like Durga or Kali, or they can
be an obscure deity who is only known in a particular rural locale. The origins
of a goddess can be both ancient—with many transitions or amalgamations with
other cults having occurred along the way—and very recent. While some have
tribal origins, others sprout up overnight due to a vivid dream. Inventing and
Reinventing the Goddess: Contemporary Iterations of Hindu Divinities on the Move
looks at the nature of how and why goddesses are invented and reinvented
historically in India and how social hierarchy,
Book Specifications
- ISBN-13
- 9780739190012
- Language
- English
- Binding
- Hard Bound
- Publisher
- Lexington Books
- Publishing Date
- 2014-07-03
- Total Pages
- 326