Camphor flame, the: popular hinduism and society in india - revised and expanded edition
Auteur :
Fuller, C. J.
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691120485
Date de publication :
15 août 2004
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
517 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Popular Hinduism is shaped, above all, by worship of a multitude of powerful divine beings - a superabundance indicated by the proverbial total of 330 million gods and goddesses. This title combines ethnographic case studies with comparative anthropological analysis and draws on textual and historical scholarship as well.