Inventing and Reinventing the Goddess

Contemporary Iterations of Hindu Deities on the Move

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Other Practices, Theism, Eastern Religions, Hinduism
Cover of the book Inventing and Reinventing the Goddess by Brenda Beck, Perundevi Srinivasan, Sasikumar Balasundaram, Vasudha Narayanan, Sree Padma, Neelima Shukla-Bhatt, R. Mahalakshmi, Caleb Simmons, Priya Kapoor, Phillipe Bornet, Lexington Books
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Author: Brenda Beck, Perundevi Srinivasan, Sasikumar Balasundaram, Vasudha Narayanan, Sree Padma, Neelima Shukla-Bhatt, R. Mahalakshmi, Caleb Simmons, Priya Kapoor, Phillipe Bornet ISBN: 9780739190029
Publisher: Lexington Books Publication: July 3, 2014
Imprint: Lexington Books Language: English
Author: Brenda Beck, Perundevi Srinivasan, Sasikumar Balasundaram, Vasudha Narayanan, Sree Padma, Neelima Shukla-Bhatt, R. Mahalakshmi, Caleb Simmons, Priya Kapoor, Phillipe Bornet
ISBN: 9780739190029
Publisher: Lexington Books
Publication: July 3, 2014
Imprint: Lexington Books
Language: English

Popular religion in village India is overwhelmingly dominated by goddess worship. Goddesses can be nationally well-known like Durga or Kali, or they can be an obscure deity who is only known in a particular rural locale. The origins of a goddess can be both ancient—with many transitions or amalgamations with other cults having occurred along the way—and very recent. While some have tribal origins, others sprout up overnight due to a vivid dream. Inventing and Reinventing the Goddess: Contemporary Iterations of Hindu Divinities on the Move looks at the nature of how and why goddesses are invented and reinvented historically in India and how social hierarchy, gender differences, and modernity play roles in these emerging religious phenomena.

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Popular religion in village India is overwhelmingly dominated by goddess worship. Goddesses can be nationally well-known like Durga or Kali, or they can be an obscure deity who is only known in a particular rural locale. The origins of a goddess can be both ancient—with many transitions or amalgamations with other cults having occurred along the way—and very recent. While some have tribal origins, others sprout up overnight due to a vivid dream. Inventing and Reinventing the Goddess: Contemporary Iterations of Hindu Divinities on the Move looks at the nature of how and why goddesses are invented and reinvented historically in India and how social hierarchy, gender differences, and modernity play roles in these emerging religious phenomena.

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