Living Banaras

Living BanarasBy focusing on contemporary popular religious traditions, the book represents a substantial contribution to the study of modern religious practices in Banaras, holy city of India. This book offers in depth, ethnographic views of many contemporary popular religious practices that have, for the most part, received little attention by scholars. Topics covered include the Ramlila celebrations, devotion to Hanuman, and goddess worship, and the way that

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it lays bare the tragedy of everyday Palestinian life

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who have been imprisoned for their political activities during the so-called Lead Years of the 1970s and 1980s in Morocco

offering abundant practical advice intertwined with engaging personal anecdotes

and prevention and treatment of communicable and non-communicable diseases

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With an emphasis on multidisciplinary collaboration and decision-making

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This book explores the history of Muslim women and the debates over gender

and its significance in Kṛṣṇaite iconography and literature