Reciting the Goddess: Narratives of Place and the Making of Hinduism in Nepal BIBLIONEPAL

Reciting the Goddess

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Reciting the Goddess
Jessica Vantine Birkenholtz

Reciting the Goddess

Narratives of Place and the Making of Hinduism in Nepal

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Reciting the Goddess offers the first comprehensive study of Nepal's revered goddess Svasthani and the popular Svasthanivratakatha textual tradition. Tracing its evolution from a 16th-century local legend into a widely celebrated Purana, this book reveals how the annual month-long recitation of the Svasthanivratakatha serves as a lens to understand the dynamic interplay between elite politics and public cultural shifts in Nepal's history.

Why You Should Read?

  • Explore the centuries-long transformation of the Svasthanivratakatha, a vital text in Nepalese Hinduism.
  • Gain insights into the making of Hindu religious identity and practice in Nepal, informed by extensive archival and ethnographic research.
  • Understand the complex relationships between Nepal's diverse Newar Hindu and high-caste hill Hindu communities.
  • Examine Nepal's religious identity as a Hindu kingdom in dialogue with Hindu India and broader South Asia.
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Product Details
ISBN-13 9780190944216
Cover / Binding Hardcover
Publisher Oxford University Press
Genres:
ReligionSpirituality

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Reciting the Goddess: Narratives of Place and the Making of Hinduism in Nepal BIBLIONEPAL
  • Reciting the Goddess: Narratives of Place and the Making of Hinduism in Nepal BIBLIONEPAL
  • Reciting the Goddess: Narratives of Place and the Making of Hinduism in Nepal BIBLIONEPAL

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