Gods of flesh, gods of stone : the embodiment of divinity in India /
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| Imprint: | New York : Columbia University Press, 1996. |
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| Description: | vi, 208 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2730748 |
| Summary: | Drawing from topics of religion in India such as bhakti, puja rituals, and spirit posessions, these essays offer a close study of the physical representations of god as the central feature of Hinduism. A valuable tool for students of anthroplogy and the philosophy and history of religion. |
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| Physical Description: | vi, 208 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 0231107773 |