{"product_id":"goddess-on-the-rise-philip-taylor-9780824828011","title":"Goddess on the Rise: Pilgrimage and Popular Religion in Vietnam","description":"\u003cp\u003eSince the early 1990s, the shrine of Ba Chua Xu, the Lady of the Realm, has become the most visited religious site in southern Vietnam, receiving more than a million visitors annually. Mother, benevolent creditor, healer, relationship advisor, business consultant, the Lady of the Realm is one of a group of goddesses whose shrines attract devotees from all corners of rural and urban society. Goddess on the Rise follows these pilgrims' pathways, taking readers on a journey through a cultural landscape of popular rites, beliefs, and exegesis into a world where female deities reign supreme. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePhilip Taylor's in-depth study of pilgrimage introduces readers to the practical expectations, passions, and controversies that surround the goddesses, bringing to life the effervescence, creativity, and flux of modern Vietnamese religion. He offers important insights into people's everyday experience of the profound economic, cultural, and social transformations underway in this socialist country.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Philip Taylor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0824828011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780824828011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Hawaii Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.04h x 5.70w x 0.85d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2004 pg. 333","brand":"Philip Taylor","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44055936991487,"sku":"9780824828011","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f99984e7-d200-437a-85ac-0ccaf0a89db6.jpg?v=1685038625","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/goddess-on-the-rise-philip-taylor-9780824828011","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}