The making of a modern temple and a Hindu city: Kālīghāṭ and Kolkata
"Middle-class Hindus have worked to modernize Kālīghāṭ - the most famous Hindu temple in Kolkata - over the past long century. Rather than being rejected with the onslaught of European modernity, the temple became a facet through which Hindus could produce and publicize their modernity, as well...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Oxford University Press
2019
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| In: | Year: 2019 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Tempel Kalkutta-Kalighat
/ Middle class
/ Religious life
B Tempel Kalkutta-Kalighat / Britisch-Indien / Neo-Hinduism |
| IxTheo Classification: | BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism |
| Further subjects: | B
Kālīghāṭa (Temple : Kolkata, India)
Kālīghāṭa (Temple : Kolkata, India)
B Middle class Religious life India Kolkata B Hindu temples B Hindu temples India Kolkata B Middle class Religious life B Kolkata (India) Religious life and customs India Kolkata |
| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: Moodie, Deonnie, 1981- author: Making of a modern temple and a Hindu city. - New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018] |
| Summary: | "Middle-class Hindus have worked to modernize Kālīghāṭ - the most famous Hindu temple in Kolkata - over the past long century. Rather than being rejected with the onslaught of European modernity, the temple became a facet through which Hindus could produce and publicize their modernity, as well as their cities' and their nation's"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0190885262 |