Diaspora of the gods : modern Hindu temples in an urban middle-class world / Joanne Punzo Wahorne.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Waghorne, Joanne Punzo.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hindu temples--India--Madras.

Hindu temples.

Hinduism--Economic aspects.

Hinduism.

Middle class--Religious life.

Middle class.

Globalization--Religious aspects--Hinduism.

Globalization.

Hindus--England--London.

Hindus.

Hindus--Washington (D.C.).

Hindu diaspora.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (311 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

From Madras to London, urban middle-class Hindus invest earnings, often derived from the global economy, into the construction or renovation of temples. In both conversation and contention with current theory, this book highlights the Gods, their shrines, and the middle-class people who re-establish them.

Contents:

Contents; List of Illustrations; Note on the Transliteration of a Layered Language; Introduction: New Houses for the Gods in an Urban World; 1. Hindu Temples in the New World System, 1640-1800; 2. Mylapore: The Recovery of "Ancient" Temples in an Inner-City Neighborhood; 3. The Gentrification of the Goddess; 4. Portable Stone: Murugan, Amman, and Globalized Localism; Conclusion/s: Making Space for God/s in an Urban World; Notes; Glossary; A; B; D; G; J; K; I; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; Y; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [265]-278) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-028885-X

0-19-515664-1

0-19-803557-8

1-4237-6296-7

9786610560202

1-280-56020-7

OCLC:

922952777

Publisher Number:

2027/heb30807 hdl