02552nam 2200565 450 991046433980332120200520144314.00-7391-9002-4(CKB)3710000000186067(EBL)1734034(SSID)ssj0001262058(PQKBManifestationID)12415875(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001262058(PQKBWorkID)11211100(PQKB)10160425(MiAaPQ)EBC1734034(Au-PeEL)EBL1734034(CaPaEBR)ebr10891888(CaONFJC)MIL627523(OCoLC)884014461(EXLCZ)99371000000018606720140723h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrInventing and reinventing the goddess contemporary iterations of Hindu deities on the move /edited by Sree PadmaLanham, Maryland ;Plymouth, England :Lexington Books,2014.©20141 online resource (300 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7391-9001-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 ContributorsThe 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.Hindu goddessesHindusimSocial aspectsElectronic books.Hindu goddesses.HindusimSocial aspects.294.5/2114Sree Padma1956-MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910464339803321Inventing and reinventing the goddess2123229UNINA