The many faces of a Himalayan goddess : Haḍimbā, her devotees, and religion in rapid change /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Halperin, Ehud (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford University Press, 2020
Subjects:	Hiḍimbā (Hindu mythological character) 1570 Hindu goddesses India Himachal Pradesh. 1571 Himachal Pradesh (India) Religious life and customs. 1572
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Table of Contents:

Getting there: the land of the gods -- Assembling the ritual core: Haḍimbā as a complex agent -- Narrating the local web of associations: the goddess of many faces -- Encountering epic India: Haḍimbā and the Mahabharata -- Negotiating national Hinduism: the controversy over blood sacrifice -- Confronting the global: Haḍimbā and climate change.