Gods of Flesh, Gods of Stone : : The Embodiment of Divinity in India / / Joanne Punzo Waghorne, Norman Cutler.
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1985] ©1985 |
| Year of Publication: | 1985 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Preface
- A Note on Transliteration
- Contents
- Introduction / Waghornc, Joanne Punzo
- 1. Creation of the Sacred Image: Apotheosis and Destruction in Hinduism / Preston, James J.
- 2. On This Holy Day In My Humble Way Aspects of Pūjā / Courtright, Paul B.
- 3. Arcāvatāra: On Earth as He Is in Heaven / Narayanan, Vasudha
- 4. The Devotee and the Deity: Living a Personalistic Theology / Deadwyler, William H.
- 5. Possession and Pottery: Serving the Divine in a South Indian Community / Inglis, Stephen
- 6. God's Forceful Call: Possession as a Divine Strategy / Moreno, Manuel
- 7. Founders, Swamis, and Devotees: Becoming Divine in North Karnataka / Vail, Lise F.
- 8. The Holy Man as the Abode of God in the Swaminarayanan Religion / Williams, Raymond B.
- Conclusion / Cutler, Norman
- Notes and References
- Contributors and Editors
- Glossary
- Bibliography