Cult of the goddess : social and religious change in a Hindu temple /
Preston, James J.
Cult of the goddess : social and religious change in a Hindu temple / James J. Preston - New York : Rinehart, 1980. - x, 109 p.; 23 cm.
Cult of the Goddess is an anthropological study of religious and social change at a Hindu goddess temple in Cuttack, Odisha. Preston examines the growth of the Chandi temple, goddess worship, temple organization, devotees and the relationship between religious practice and changing urban society. The work demonstrates how a local goddess shrine became an important centre of popular Hinduism and adapted to social changes in modern India.
India -- Cuttack -- Religious life and customs.
294.5211 PRE
Cult of the goddess : social and religious change in a Hindu temple / James J. Preston - New York : Rinehart, 1980. - x, 109 p.; 23 cm.
Cult of the Goddess is an anthropological study of religious and social change at a Hindu goddess temple in Cuttack, Odisha. Preston examines the growth of the Chandi temple, goddess worship, temple organization, devotees and the relationship between religious practice and changing urban society. The work demonstrates how a local goddess shrine became an important centre of popular Hinduism and adapted to social changes in modern India.
India -- Cuttack -- Religious life and customs.
294.5211 PRE
