The cow in the elevator : an anthropology of wonder /

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In The Cow in the Elevator Tulasi Srinivas explores a wonderful world where deities jump fences and priests ride in helicopters to present a joyful, imaginative, yet critical reading of modern religious life. Drawing on nearly two decades of fieldwork with priests, residents, and devotees, and her o...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Srinivas, Tulasi (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Durham : Duke University Press, 2018.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Wunder, ...
Ritual.
Religious life > Hinduism.
Hinduism and culture > India > Bangalore.
Globalization > Religious aspects.
Rituel.
Vie religieuse > Hindouisme.
Hindouisme et culture > Inde > Bangalore.
Mondialisation > Aspect religieux.
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural
Globalization > Religious aspects
Hinduism and culture
Religious life > Hinduism
Ritual
Hinduismus
Volksreligion
Wunderglaube
Bangalore (India) > Religious life and customs.
India > Bangalore
Bangalore
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Adventures in modern dwelling
  • Passionate journeys : from aesthetics to ethics
  • In God we trust : economies of wonder and philosophies of debt
  • Technologies of wonder
  • Timeless imperatives, obsolescence, and salvage.

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