Living Banaras: Hindu Religion in Cultural Context by Hertel, Bradley R.

Living Banaras: Hindu Religion in Cultural Context (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780791413326)

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Living Banaras: Hindu Religion in Cultural Context by Hertel, Bradley R.

Living Banaras: Hindu Religion in Cultural Context

$36.95
Living Banaras: Hindu Religion in Cultural Context by Hertel, Bradley R.

Living Banaras: Hindu Religion in Cultural Context

$36.95
Format: Paperback
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By focusing on contemporary popular religious traditions, the book represents a substantial contribution to the study of modern religious practices in Banaras, holy city of India. This book offers in-depth, ethnographic views of many contemporary popular religious practices that have, for the most part, received little attention by scholars. Topics covered include the Ramlila celebrations, devotion to Hanuman, and goddess worship, and the way that Banarsi Boli, the local dialect of Banaras, supports its users in their identification with the sacred city.



Author: Bradley R. Hertel
ISBN-10: 0791413322
ISBN-13: 9780791413326
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Language: English
Published: 04/15/1993
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d
By Bradley R. Hertel
By Bradley R. Hertel
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Bradley R. Hertel is Associate Professor of Sociology in the Department of Sociology at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Cynthia Ann Humes is Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Religion in the Department of Philosophy and Religion at Claremont McKenna College.

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