Religion, devotion and medicine in North India: the healing power of Śītalā
"This volume examines notions of health and illness in North Indian devotional culture, with particular attention paid to the worship of the goddess Sitala, the Cold Lady. Consistently portrayed in colonial and postcolonial literature as the ambiguous 'smallpox goddess', Sitala is her...
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| Type de support: | Imprimé Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Publié: |
London [u.a.]
Bloomsbury Academic
2015
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| Dans: | Année: 2015 |
| Édition: | 1. publ. |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Śītalā, Déesse
/ Hindouisme
/ Religion populaire
/ Culte
/ Rite
B Variole / Sida / Inde (Nord) |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Hinduism (India, North)
Rituals
B Śītalā (Hindu deity) Cult (India, North) |
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Inhaltsverzeichnis (Verlag) |