The Making of a Modern Temple and a Hindu City
| Author | : Deonnie Moodie |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
| Total Pages | : 241 |
| Release | : 2018-12-04 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780190885267 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0190885262 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (67 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Making of a Modern Temple and a Hindu City by : Deonnie Moodie
Download or read book The Making of a Modern Temple and a Hindu City written by Deonnie Moodie and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2018-12-04 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Middle-class Hindus have worked to modernize Kālīghāṭ - the most famous Hindu temple in Kolkata - over the past long century. Rather than being rejected with the onslaught of European modernity, the temple became a facet through which Hindus could produce and publicize their modernity, as well as their cities' and their nation's"--
