Tracy Pintchman sheds light on the spiritual creativity and religious life of the Parashakthi Temple in Pontiac, Michigan. Drawing on fifteen years of field research, Pintchman reveals how Karumariamman, the goddess honored by the temple, embodies the border-and-boundary-crossing dynamics of the lives of many of the congregants who worship at her temple, which in turn has become a site of religious innovation.
Tracy Pintchman sheds light on the spiritual creativity and religious life of the Parashakthi Temple in Pontiac, Michigan. Drawing on fifteen years of field research, Pintchman reveals how Karumariamman, the goddess honored by the temple, embodies the border-and-boundary-crossing dynamics of the lives of many of the congregants who worship at her temple, which in turn has become a site of religious innovation.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Tracy Pintchman is Professor of Religious Studies and Director of the Global Studies Program at Loyola University Chicago. Her many scholarly publications include two monographs, The Rise of the Goddess in the Hindu Tradition (1994) and Guests at God's Wedding: Celebrating Kartik Among the Women of Benares (2005).
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Acknowledgements Note on Transliteration and Names Figures Introduction Chapter One: Geographic Crossings/Earth Chapter Two: Devotional Crossings/Water Chapter Three: Material Crossings/Fire Chapter Four: Ritual Crossings/Wind Chapter Five: Divine Crossings/Space Postscript: On the Parashakthi Temple as a "Diaspora" Temple Works Cited Index
Acknowledgements Note on Transliteration and Names Figures Introduction Chapter One: Geographic Crossings/Earth Chapter Two: Devotional Crossings/Water Chapter Three: Material Crossings/Fire Chapter Four: Ritual Crossings/Wind Chapter Five: Divine Crossings/Space Postscript: On the Parashakthi Temple as a "Diaspora" Temple Works Cited Index
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