This innovative introductory textbook explores the central practices and beliefs of Hinduism through contemporary, everyday practice.
Introduces and contextualizes the rituals, festivals and everyday lived experiences of Hinduism in text and images
Includes data from the author’s own extensive ethnographic fieldwork in central India (Chhattisgarh), the Deccan Plateau (Hyderabad), and South India (Tirupati)
Features coverage of Hindu diasporas, including a study of the Hindu community in Atlanta, Georgia
Each chapter includes case study examples of specific topics related to the practice of Hinduism framed by introductory and contextual material
About the Author
Joyce Burkhalter Flueckiger is a Professor in the Department of Religion at Emory University. She is the author of When the World Becomes Female: Guises of a South Indian Goddess (2013), In Amma’s Healing Room: Gender and Vernacular Islam in South India (2009), and Gender and Genre in the Folklore of Middle India (1996).
