Diaspora of the gods [[electronic resource] ] : modern Hindu temples in an urban middle-class world / / Joanne Punzo Wahorne

• Autore: Waghorne Joanne Punzo
• Pubblicazione: New York ; ; Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (311 p.)
• Disciplina: 294.5/35/09049
• Soggetto topico: Hindu temples - India - Madras; Hinduism - Economic aspects; Middle class - Religious life; Globalization - Religious aspects - Hinduism; Hindus - England - London; Hindus - Washington (D.C.); Hindu diaspora
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [265]-278) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; List of Illustrations; Note on the Transliteration of a Layered Language; Introduction: New Houses for the Gods in an Urban World; 1. Hindu Temples in the New World System, 1640-1800; 2. Mylapore: The Recovery of "Ancient" Temples in an Inner-City Neighborhood; 3. The Gentrification of the Goddess; 4. Portable Stone: Murugan, Amman, and Globalized Localism; Conclusion/s: Making Space for God/s in an Urban World; Notes; Glossary; A; B; D; G; J; K; I; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; Y; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y
• Sommario/riassunto: From Madras to London, urban middle-class Hindus invest earnings, often derived from the global economy, into the construction or renovation of temples. In both conversation and contention with current theory, this book highlights the Gods, their shrines, and the middle-class people who re-establish them.
• Titolo autorizzato: Diaspora of the gods
• ISBN: 0-19-028885-X; 0-19-515664-1; 0-19-803557-8; 1-4237-6296-7; 9786610560202; 1-280-56020-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996247978203316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno