Everyday Hinduism by Flueckiger, Joyce Burkhalter

Everyday Hinduism (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781405160216)

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Everyday Hinduism by Flueckiger, Joyce Burkhalter

Everyday Hinduism

$30.95
Everyday Hinduism by Flueckiger, Joyce Burkhalter

Everyday Hinduism

$30.95
Format: Paperback
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This innovative introductory textbook explores the central practices and beliefs of Hinduism through contemporary, everyday practice.

  • Introduces and contextualizes the rituals, festivals and everyday lived experiences of Hinduism in text and images
  • Includes data from the author's own extensive ethnographic fieldwork in central India (Chhattisgarh), the Deccan Plateau (Hyderabad), and South India (Tirupati)
  • Features coverage of Hindu diasporas, including a study of the Hindu community in Atlanta, Georgia
  • Each chapter includes case study examples of specific topics related to the practice of Hinduism framed by introductory and contextual material


Author: Joyce Burkhalter Flueckiger
ISBN-10: 1405160217
ISBN-13: 9781405160216
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Language: English
Published: 05/06/2015
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 06/01/2016
By Joyce Burkhalter Flueckiger
By Joyce Burkhalter Flueckiger
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Joyce Burkhalter Flueckiger is a Professor in the Department of Religion at Emory University. She is the author of When the World Becomes Female: Guises of a South Indian Goddess (2013), In Amma's Healing Room: Gender and Vernacular Islam in South India (2006), and Gender and Genre in the Folklore of Middle India (1996).

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