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050 4 _aBL1216.I584 2014eb
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100 1 _aPadma, Sree.
245 1 0 _aInventing and Reinventing the Goddess :
_bContemporary Iterations of Hindu Deities on the Move.
250 _a1st ed.
264 1 _aLanham :
_bLexington Books/Fortress Academic,
_c2014.
264 4 _c©2014.
300 _a1 online resource (300 pages)
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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505 0 _aIntro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Goddesses Who Dwell on Earth -- 2 Constructing Goddess Worship -- 3 From Local Goddess to Locale Goddess -- 4 An Indentured Tamil Goddess -- 5 Creating Realities, Communicating Dreams, Constructing Temple Lore -- 6 Daughter of the House -- 7 The Leap of the Limping Goddess -- 8 Tantric Visions, Local Manifestations -- 9 The Goddess on the Hill -- 10 Communicating the Local Discursively -- References -- Index -- About the Contributors.
520 _aThe 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.
588 _aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590 _aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650 0 _aHindusim -- Social aspects.
655 4 _aElectronic books.
700 1 _aBeck, Brenda.
700 1 _aSrinivasan, Perundevi.
700 1 _aBornet, Phillipe.
700 1 _aBalasundaram, Sasikumar.
700 1 _aNarayanan, Vasudha.
700 1 _aShukla-Bhatt, Neelima.
700 1 _aMahalakshmi, R.
700 1 _aSimmons, Caleb.
700 1 _aKapoor, Priya.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aPadma, Sree
_tInventing and Reinventing the Goddess
_dLanham : Lexington Books/Fortress Academic,c2014
_z9780739190012
797 2 _aProQuest (Firm)
856 4 0 _uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=1734034
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