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The many faces of a Himalayan goddess : Haḍimbā, her devotees, and religion in rapid change /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Halperin, Ehud (Author)
Corporate Author: EBSCOhost
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Hiḍimbā > (Hindu mythological character)
Hindu goddesses > India > Himachal Pradesh.
Himachal Pradesh (India) > Religious life and customs.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Getting there: the land of the gods
  • Assembling the ritual core: Haḍimbā as a complex agent
  • Narrating the local web of associations: the goddess of many faces
  • Encountering epic India: Haḍimbā and the Mahabharata
  • Negotiating national Hinduism: the controversy over blood sacrifice
  • Confronting the global: Haḍimbā and climate change.