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Inventing and Reinventing the Goddess: Contemporary Iterations of Hindu Deities on the Move
Sree Padma
Inventing and Reinventing the Goddess: Contemporary Iterations of Hindu Deities on the Move
Sree Padma
The volume underscores the manner in which the religious cultures of goddesses are reflexes of larger social processes occurring historically in local contexts and illustrates transformations in how these same goddesses are understood when they migrate from indigenous social and cultural contexts to destinations with their devotees.
352 pages, 65 black & white halftones, 6 maps, 8 charts, 1 graphs
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | May 23, 2017 |
ISBN13 | 9780739193983 |
Publishers | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |
Pages | 352 |
Dimensions | 153 × 227 × 23 mm · 449 g |
Language | English |
Editor | Padma, Sree |