Religion, devotion and medicine in North India : the healing power of Śītalā /

This volume examines notions of health and illness in North Indian devotional culture, with particular attention paid to the worship of the goddess Sitala, the Cold Lady. Consistently portrayed in colonial and postcolonial literature as the ambiguous 'smallpox goddess', Sitala is here disc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ferrari, Fabrizio M. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Bloomsbury, 2015.
Temas:
Śītalā > (Hindu deity)
Hinduism > India, North > Rituals.
Health > Religious aspects > Hinduism.
Hindouisme > Inde (Nord) > Rituel.
Religion: general.
Hinduism.
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
Hinduism > Rituals
Health > Religious aspects > Hinduism
India, North > Religious life and customs.
Inde (Nord) > Vie religieuse.
North India
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This volume examines notions of health and illness in North Indian devotional culture, with particular attention paid to the worship of the goddess Sitala, the Cold Lady. Consistently portrayed in colonial and postcolonial literature as the ambiguous 'smallpox goddess', Sitala is here discussed as a protector of children and women, a portrayal that emerges from textual sources as well as material culture.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781472598714
1472598717
9781472594563
1472594568
9781472598721
1472598725

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