Diaspora of the Gods: Modern Hindu Temples in an Urban Middle-Class World

by Joanne Punzo Waghorne

Book Overview

Many Hindus today are urban middle-class people with religious values similar to those of their professional counterparts in America and Europe. Just as modern professionals continue to build new churches, synagogues, and now mosques, Hindus are erecting temples to their gods wherever their work and their lives take them. Despite the perceived exoticism of Hindu worship, the daily life-style of these avid temple patrons differs little from their suburban...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195156641
• ISBN13: 9780195156645
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.1"