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Inventing and Reinventing the Goddess
Contemporary Iterations of Hindu Deities on the Move
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2014
Summary
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.
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Copyright year
2014
ISBN-Print
978-0-7391-9001-2
ISBN-Online
978-0-7391-9002-9
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
284
Product type
Edited Book
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Acknowledgments No access
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 12
1 Goddesses Who Dwell on Earth No access Pages 13 - 62
2 Constructing Goddess Worship No access Pages 63 - 88
3 From Local Goddess to Locale Goddess No access Pages 89 - 102
4 An Indentured Tamil Goddess No access Pages 103 - 120
