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Meeting God : elements of Hindu devotion /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Huyler, Stephen P., 1951- (Author, Photographer)
Other Authors: Moore, Thomas, 1940- (writer of foreword.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, ©1999.
Subjects:
Hinduism > Rituals.
Worship (Hinduism)
Hindu gods.
Hindouisme > Rituel.
Cultes hindous.
Dieux hindous.
Hindu gods
Hinduism > Rituals
Hinduismus
Ritual
Religiöses Leben
Hindoeïsme.
Cultus.
Illustrated works
Illustrated works.
Ouvrages illustrés.
Table of Contents:
  • Concepts of Hindu devotion
  • Approaching God: elements of worship
  • The soul of family: worship in the home
  • Honoring the spirit of community
  • Answered prayers: the evolution from shrine to temple
  • Deities on parade: sacred images in procession
  • Embracing the ephemeral: transitory images
  • Healing, sacred vows, and possession
  • The final stages: old age and renunciation.