Inventing and reinventing the goddess: contemporary iterations of hindu deities on the move
Éditeur :
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN :
9780739193983
Date de publication :
23 mai 2017
Dimensions :
22,7 x 15,3 x 2,3 cm
Poids :
449 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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.