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The rise of a folk god : Vitthal of Pandharpur / by Ramchandra Chintaman Dhere ; translated by Anne Feldhaus.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dhere, Ramacandra Cintamana, 1930-
- Series:
- South Asia research (New York, N.Y.)
- South Asia research
- Standardized Title:
- Śrīviṭṭhala, eka mahāsamanvaya. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Viṭhobā (Hindu deity)--Cult--India--Maharashtra.
- Viṭhobā (Hindu deity).
- Hinduism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (371 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, c2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Vitthal, also called Vithoba, is the most popular god in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, and the best-known Hindu god of that region outside of India. This book by Ramchandra Chintaman Dhere is the foremost study of the history of Vitthal his worship, and his worshippers.
- Contents:
- IJ; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; Y; Abbreviations; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-977764-0
- 1-283-42294-8
- 9786613422941
- OCLC:
- 922971061
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