Religion and commodification : 'merchandizing' diasporic Hinduism / Vineeta Sinha.
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TextSeries: Routledge research in religion, media, and culture ; 1Publication details: New York : Routledge, 2011Description: xiii, 228 p., 20 leaves of plates : ill., maps ; [ca. 23-29] cmISBN: 9780415873635 (hardback); 0415873630Subject(s): Hinduism -- Singapore | Religious supplies industry -- Singapore | Hinduism -- Malaya | Religious supplies industry -- Malaya | Hinduism -- India -- Tamil Nadu | Religious supplies industry -- India -- Tamil NaduLOC classification: BL1165.S553 | S56 2011Online resources: Click here to view Also available as an electronic resource.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-221) and index.
Everyday Hindu religiosity and ritual objects -- "Mapping" spaces and objects : "diaspora Hinduism" and "puja items" -- Homes for gods : prayer altars for family shrines -- Visual representations of Hindu divinity : disentangling "material" from "deity" from "commodity" -- Flowers for worship, flowers for sale : straddling the "sacred" and the "secular" -- Religion and commodification : what are the possibilities for enchantment.
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