Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 109 pages
- Published by: Waveland Press January 1985
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 088133135X
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0881331356
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Book Dimensions:
8.3 x 5.3 x 0.4 inches
- Weighs: 4.8 ounces
Book Description
Bringing alive the practice of Hinduism in the fabric of Indian life! This compact volume provides an opportunity for readers to have a glimpse into the inner workings of one of the great world religions, to explore the meaning of religion in the lives of the people of India, and to discover how goddess worship continues to thrive in the modern world. It reveals also the value of the anthropological approach for the comparative study of religion.
Publisher Description
Titles of related interest from Waveland Press: Babb, Redemptive Encounters: Three Modern Styles in the Hindu Tradition (ISBN 1577661532); Gold, Fruitful Journeys: The Ways of Rajasthani Pilgrims (ISBN 1577661338); Klass, Singing with Sai Baba: The Politics of Revitalization in Trinidad (ISBN 0881339016); Knipe, Hinduism: Experiments in the Sacred (ISBN 1577660110); and Kolenda, Caste in Contemporary India: Beyond Organic Solidarity (ISBN 088133183X).