9780253009562-0253009561-When the World Becomes Female: Guises of a South Indian Goddess

When the World Becomes Female: Guises of a South Indian Goddess

ISBN-13: 9780253009562
ISBN-10: 0253009561
Edition: Illustrated
Author: Joyce Burkhalter Flueckiger
Publication date: 2013
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Format: Paperback 336 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780253009562
ISBN-10: 0253009561
Edition: Illustrated
Author: Joyce Burkhalter Flueckiger
Publication date: 2013
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Format: Paperback 336 pages

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When the World Becomes Female: Guises of a South Indian Goddess (ISBN-13: 9780253009562 and ISBN-10: 0253009561), written by authors Joyce Burkhalter Flueckiger, was published by Indiana University Press in 2013. With an overall rating of 3.8 stars, it's a notable title among other Rituals & Practice (Hinduism, Women's Studies, Cultural, Anthropology) books. You can easily purchase or rent When the World Becomes Female: Guises of a South Indian Goddess (Paperback, Used) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Rituals & Practice books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.3.

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During the goddess Gangamma’s festival in the town of Tirupati, lower-caste men take guises of the goddess, and the streets are filled with men wearing saris, braids, and female jewelry. By contrast, women participate by intensifying the rituals they perform for Gangamma throughout the year, such as cooking and offering food. Joyce Burkhalter Flueckiger argues that within the festival ultimate reality is imagined as female and women identify with the goddess, whose power they share. Vivid accounts by male and female participants offer new insights into Gangamma’s traditions and the nature of Hindu village goddesses.

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