Negotiating the Divine - Hardcover

Rao, Ursula

 
9788173045158: Negotiating the Divine
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 8173045151 ISBN 13: 9788173045158
Publisher: Manohar, 2003

Synopsis

This book investigates contemporary discourses on religion in urban India through the prism of Hindu temples. It is based on material collected during extensive fieldwork in Bhopal between 1996 and 1998. Presenting and interpreting data of the history as well as the ritual, social and political life of two central goddess temples, the author presents the first comprehensive study of Hindu temples as socio-religious institutions in the urban environment of contemporary India.

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About the Author

Ursula Rao is lecturer in Anthropology at the University Halle, Germany.

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Publisher
Manohar
Publication date
2003
Language
English
ISBN 10 
8173045151
ISBN 13 
9788173045158
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
185