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No matter where they are located in the world, communities living
in mountain regions have shared experiences defined in large part
by contradictions. These communities often face social and economic
marginalization despite providing the lumber, coal, minerals, tea,
and tobacco that have fueled the growth of nations for centuries.
They are perceived as remote and socially inferior backwaters on
one hand while simultaneously seen as culturally rich and
spiritually sacred spaces on the other. These contradictions become
even more fraught as environmental changes and political strains
place added pressure on these mountain communities. Shifting
national borders and changes to watersheds, forests, and natural
resources play an increasingly important role as nations respond to
the needs of a global economy. The works in this volume consider
multiple nations, languages, generations, and religions in their
exploration of upland communities' responses to the unique
challenges and opportunities they share. From paintings to digital
mapping, environmental studies to poetry, land reclamation efforts
to song lyrics, the collection provides a truly interdisciplinary
and global study. The editors and authors offer a cross-cultural
exploration of the many strategies that mountain communities are
employing to face the concerns of the future.
No matter where they are located in the world, communities living
in mountain regions have shared experiences defined in large part
by contradictions. These communities often face social and economic
marginalization despite providing the lumber, coal, minerals, tea,
and tobacco that have fueled the growth of nations for centuries.
They are perceived as remote and socially inferior backwaters on
one hand while simultaneously seen as culturally rich and
spiritually sacred spaces on the other. These contradictions become
even more fraught as environmental changes and political strains
place added pressure on these mountain communities. Shifting
national borders and changes to watersheds, forests, and natural
resources play an increasingly important role as nations respond to
the needs of a global economy. The works in this volume consider
multiple nations, languages, generations, and religions in their
exploration of upland communities' responses to the unique
challenges and opportunities they share. From paintings to digital
mapping, environmental studies to poetry, land reclamation efforts
to song lyrics, the collection provides a truly interdisciplinary
and global study. The editors and authors offer a cross-cultural
exploration of the many strategies that mountain communities are
employing to face the concerns of the future.
Popular religion in village India is overwhelmingly dominated by
goddess worship. Goddesses can be nationally well-known like Durga
or Kali, or they can be an obscure deity who is only known in a
particular rural locale. The origins of a goddess can be both
ancient with many transitions or amalgamations with other cults
having occurred along the way and very recent. While some have
tribal origins, others sprout up overnight due to a vivid dream.
Inventing and Reinventing the Goddess: Contemporary Iterations of
Hindu Divinities on the Move looks at the nature of how and why
goddesses are invented and reinvented historically in India and how
social hierarchy, gender differences, and modernity play roles in
these emerging religious phenomena."
Popular religion in village India is overwhelmingly dominated by
goddess worship. Goddesses can be nationally well-known like Durga
or Kali, or they can be an obscure deity who is only known in a
particular rural locale. The origins of a goddess can be both
ancient-with many transitions or amalgamations with other cults
having occurred along the way-and very recent. While some have
tribal origins, others sprout up overnight due to a vivid dream.
Inventing and Reinventing the Goddess: Contemporary Iterations of
Hindu Divinities on the Move looks at the nature of how and why
goddesses are invented and reinvented historically in India and how
social hierarchy, gender differences, and modernity play roles in
these emerging religious phenomena.
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