LEADER 02552nam 2200565 450 001 9910464339803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-7391-9002-4 035 $a(CKB)3710000000186067 035 $a(EBL)1734034 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001262058 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12415875 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001262058 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11211100 035 $a(PQKB)10160425 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1734034 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1734034 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10891888 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL627523 035 $a(OCoLC)884014461 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000186067 100 $a20140723h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aInventing and reinventing the goddess $econtemporary iterations of Hindu deities on the move /$fedited by Sree Padma 210 1$aLanham, Maryland ;$aPlymouth, England :$cLexington Books,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (300 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7391-9001-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; 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 330 $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. 606 $aHindu goddesses 606 $aHindusim$xSocial aspects 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aHindu goddesses. 615 0$aHindusim$xSocial aspects. 676 $a294.5/2114 702 $aSree Padma$f1956- 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910464339803321 996 $aInventing and reinventing the goddess$92123229 997 $aUNINA