The Neighborhood of Gods: The Sacred and the Visible at the Margins of Mumbai

by William Elison

Book Overview

There are many holy cities in India, but Mumbai is not usually considered one of them. More popular images of the city capture the world's collective imagination--as a Bollywood fantasia or a slumland dystopia. Yet for many, if not most, people who live in the city, the neighborhood streets are indeed shared with local gods and guardian spirits. In The Neighborhood of Gods, William Elison examines the link between territory and divinity in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022649490X
• ISBN13: 9780226494906
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.1"