Peace, Conflict and Identity in Religious Representations of India: Mother Goddess of the Nation and her Beloved Daughter

This article explores the history of a semi-religious local figure established through visuals, in relation to local, national and global society, culture and politics. The topic is the mother goddess Thayee Bhuvaneshwari, represented as the embodiment of the state of Karnataka and beloved daughter...

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Main Author: Krishnan, K. Unni (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Equinox 2015
In: Religions of South Asia
Year: 2015, Volume: 9, Issue: 1, Pages: 64-80
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bhuvaneśvarī / Karnataka / Regional identity / Religious identity / Regional conflict / India / Mother goddess
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
KBM Asia
ZB Sociology
ZC Politics in general
Further subjects:B Bharat Mata
B Kuvempu
B Karnataka
B Iconography
B Goddess
B Thayee Bhuvaneshvari
B Identity
B India
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