The Making of a Modern Temple and a Hindu City
| Author | : Deonnie Moodie |
| Publisher | : Paperbackshop UK Import |
| Total Pages | : 241 |
| Release | : 2019 |
| 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 Paperbackshop UK Import. This book was released on 2019 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"--
