Sree Padma: 2 books
Inventing and Reinventing the Goddess
Contemporary Iterations of Hindu Deities on the Move
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2014
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...
by Sree Padma
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2016
The plot is situated in twentieth-century Sri Lanka. Th e protagonist is a Sri Lankan woman of a mixed racial origin (Eurasian) who grew up as an orphan at a time when the island was transitioning from colonial rule to independence. Her background, her marriage, and later her change of religious identity...