Inventing and Reinventing the Goddess: Contemporary Iterations of Hindu Deities on the Move

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739193988
• ISBN13: 9780739193983
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"