Everyday Hinduism

Joyce Burkhalter Flueckiger (Emory University, USA)

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Wiley-Blackwell
17 April 2015

Hinduism

Series: Lived Religions

This innovative introductory textbook explores the central practices and beliefs of Hinduism through contemporary, everyday practice.

Introduces and contextualizes the rituals, festivals and everyday lived experiences of Hinduism in text and images Includes data from the author’s own extensive ethnographic fieldwork in central India (Chhattisgarh), the Deccan Plateau (Hyderabad), and South India (Tirupati) Features coverage of Hindu diasporas, including a study of the Hindu community in Atlanta, Georgia Each chapter includes case study examples of specific topics related to the practice of Hinduism framed by introductory and contextual material

By: Joyce Burkhalter Flueckiger (Emory University USA)
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 231mm, Width: 150mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 544g
ISBN: 9781405160117
ISBN 10: 140516011X
Series: Lived Religions
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 17 April 2015
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Joyce Burkhalter Flueckiger is a Professor in the Department of Religion at Emory University. She is the author of When the World Becomes Female: Guises of a South Indian Goddess (2013), In Amma’s Healing Room: Gender and Vernacular Islam in South India (2009), and Gender and Genre in the Folklore of Middle India (1996).

Reviews for Everyday Hinduism

An engaging read, as a textbook as well as general resource, this book has the potential to make instructors re-envision how they teach Hinduism in the classroom. (CHOICE, 2016)