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Everyday Hinduism
Joyce Burkhalter Flueckiger
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Description for Everyday Hinduism
Hardback. This innovative introductory textbook explores the central practices and beliefs of Hinduism through contemporary, everyday practice. Series: Lived Religions. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 550.
This innovative introductory textbook explores the central practices and beliefs of Hinduism through contemporary, everyday practice.
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
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
Lived Religions
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405160117
SKU
V9781405160117
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Joyce Burkhalter Flueckiger
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 (2009), and Gender and Genre in the Folklore of Middle India (1996).
Reviews for Everyday Hinduism
"An engaging read, as a textbook as well as general resource, this book has the potential to make instructors re-envision how they teach Hinduism in the classroom." (CHOICE, 2016)