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The Camphor Flame: Popular Hinduism And Society In India

Paperback • 2004

The Camphor Flame: Popular Hinduism And Society In India

By Christopher John Fuller

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About the book

Popular Hinduism is shaped, above all, by worship of a multitude of powerful divine beings--a superabundance indicated by the proverbial total of 330 million gods and goddesses. The fluid relationship between these beings and humans is a central theme of this rich and accessible study of popular Hinduism in the context of the society of contemporary India. Lucidly organized and skillfully written, The Camphor Flame brings clarity to an immensely complicated subject. C. J. Fuller combines ethnogr...Show more

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9780691120485

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2004

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The Camphor Flame: Popular Hinduism And Society In India

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