Inventing and reinventing the goddess : contemporary iterations of Hindu deities on the move /

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The volume investigates two related processes: First, it underscores the manner in which the religious cultures of goddesses are reflexes of larger social processes occurring historically in local contexts. Second, it illustrates transformations in how these same goddesses are understood when they m...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : LEXINGTON BOOKS, [2014]
Temas:
Hindu goddesses.
Hindusim > Social aspects.
Déesses hindoues.
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
Hindu goddesses
Hinduism > Social aspects
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The volume investigates two related processes: First, it underscores the manner in which the religious cultures of goddesses are reflexes of larger social processes occurring historically in local contexts. Second, it illustrates transformations in how these same goddesses are understood when they migrate from Indigenous social and cultural contexts to destinations with their devotees.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiii, 284 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-276) and index.
ISBN:9780739190029
0739190024

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