The many faces of a Himalayan goddess: Haḍimbā, her devotees, and religion in rapid change
"This book offers a portrait of Haḍimbā, a primary village goddess in the Kullu Valley of the West Indian Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh, a rural area known as the Land of God. Drawing on diverse ethnographic and textual materials The Many Faces of a Himalayan Goddess is rich with myths an...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford New York
Oxford University Press
[2020]
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| In: | Year: 2020 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Ehud Halperin, The many faces of a Himalayan goddess - Hadimba, her devotees, and religion in rapid change] (2023) (Pande, Mrinal)
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Hiḍimbā, Fictitious character
/ Kulu Valley
/ Hinduism
/ Religious life
/ Religious change
B Hiḍimbā, Fictitious character / Mahābhārata |
| IxTheo Classification: | BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism KBM Asia |
| Further subjects: | B
Hiḍimbā (Hindu mythological character)
B Hindu goddesses (India) (Himachal Pradesh) B Himachal Pradesh (India) Religious life and customs B Thesis |
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| Summary: | "This book offers a portrait of Haḍimbā, a primary village goddess in the Kullu Valley of the West Indian Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh, a rural area known as the Land of God. Drawing on diverse ethnographic and textual materials The Many Faces of a Himalayan Goddess is rich with myths and tales, accounts of dramatic rituals and festivals, and descriptions of everyday life in the celebrated but remote Kullu Valley. The book portrays the goddess in varying contexts that radiate outward from her temple to local, regional, national, and indeed global spheres. The result is an important contribution to the study of Indian village goddesses, lived Hinduism, Himalayan Hinduism, and the rapidly growing field of religion and ecology"-- |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 247-261 Significant revision of author's thesis (doctoral)--Columbia University, 2012, titled Haḍimbā becoming herself : a Himalayan goddess in change Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0190913584 |