The Goddess Lives in Upstate New York: Breaking Convention and Making Home at a North American Hindu Temple

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	The Goddess Lives in Upstate New York: Breaking Convention and Making Home at a North American Hindu Temple
	by Corinne G. Dempsey Sales Rank: 2721740	Discount: 80 % $41.21 At Amazon on 6-13-2008.

*Features* Cover Type: Hard Cover with 288 pages Published by: Oxford University Press, USA December 15, 2005 Written in: English ISBN 10 Number: 0195187296 ISBN 13 Number: 978-0195187298 Book Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 0.9 inches Weighs: 1 pounds *Book Description* Corinne Dempsey profiles an unusual South Indian temple community in Rush, New York, outside Rochester. The temple, established by a charismatic non-Brahman Sri Lankan Tamil, stands out for its combination of orthodox ritual meticulousness and socioreligious iconoclasm. The vitality with which devotees participate in ritual themselves and their ready access to the deities contrasts sharply with ritual activities at most North American Hindu Temples, where (following the usual Indian custom) ritual is performed only by priests and access to the highly sanctified divine images is closely guarded. Drawing on several years of contact with the guru and his followers, Dempsey uses the Rush temple's surprising success to analyze the distinctive dynamics of diaspora Hinduism, including issues of gender and caste, ethnic community, and spiritual enthusiasm. *About The Author* Corinne G. Dempsey is at University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Back To Top
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