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A Jatipurana (Clan‐History Myth) of the Gurav Temple Priests of Maharashtra
In: Asian studies review, Band 22, Heft 1, S. 63-78
ISSN: 1467-8403
A Jatipurana (Clan-History Myth) of the Gurav Temple Priests of Maharashtra
In: Asian studies review: journal of the Asian Studies Association of Australia, Band 22, Heft 1, S. 63-78
ISSN: 1035-7823
Mumbādevī and the Other Mother Goddesses in Mumbai
In: Modern Asian studies, Band 43, Heft 2, S. 511-541
ISSN: 1469-8099
AbstractMumbādevī is the patron Goddess of the city of Mumbai, one of the largest and most cosmopolitan cities of Asia. Local traditions say that Mumbādevī was a Koḷī Goddess and worshipped by the indigenous Koḷī fisher community for centuries. However, since the turn of the twentieth century the temple of Mumbādevī and the rituals surrounding the Goddess have gradually been Sanskritised. Today, Mumbādevī is more closely associated with the Gujarati community. This paper examines this transformation and in doing so reflects on the survival of Mumbādevī, the ongoing popularity of Goddess worship in Mumbai and the failure of Hindu fundamentalists to subordinate the Mother Goddesses of Mumbai to a more limited range of Hindu Gods.
Mumbadevi and the Other Mother Goddesses in Mumbai
In: Modern Asian studies, Band 43, Heft 2, S. 511-541
ISSN: 1469-8099
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In: Modern Asian studies, Band 43, Heft 2, S. 511-542
ISSN: 0026-749X
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In: Asian studies review, Band 24, Heft 3, S. 417-437
ISSN: 1467-8403
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In: Asian studies review, Band 23, Heft 4, S. 510-534
ISSN: 1467-8403
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In: Asian studies review, Band 24, Heft 1, S. 115-145
ISSN: 1467-8403
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In: Asian studies review, Band 21, Heft 2-3, S. 233-276
ISSN: 1467-8403
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In: Asian studies review, Band 18, Heft 2, S. 173-210
ISSN: 1467-8403
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In: Asian studies review, Band 27, Heft 1, S. 99-139
ISSN: 1467-8403