Reciting the Goddess
| Author | : Jessica Vantine Birkenholtz |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 345 |
| Release | : 2018 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780199341160 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0199341168 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (168 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Reciting the Goddess by : Jessica Vantine Birkenholtz
Download or read book Reciting the Goddess written by Jessica Vantine Birkenholtz and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reciting the Goddess is the first book-length study of Nepal's goddess Svasthani and the popular Svasthanivratakatha textual tradition. Drawing on archival and ethnographic research, it examines the making of Hinduism in Nepal, a history that is largely neglected in master narratives of Hinduism on the Indian subcontinent.
