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Inventing and reinventing the goddess : contemporary iterations of Hindu deities on the move / edited by Sree Padma.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Lanham, Maryland ; Plymouth, England : Lexington Books, 2014Copyright date: ©2014Description: 1 online resource (300 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780739190029 (e-book)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Inventing and reinventing the goddess : contemporary iterations of Hindu deities on the move.DDC classification:
  • 294.5/2114 23
LOC classification:
  • BL1216 .I584 2014
Online resources:
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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, gender differences, and modernity play roles in these emerging religious phenomena.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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