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Goddess on the Rise

Goddess on the Rise
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Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Total Pages : 344
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ISBN-10 : 9780824844516
ISBN-13 : 0824844513
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Book Synopsis Goddess on the Rise by : Philip Taylor

Download or read book Goddess on the Rise written by Philip Taylor and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2004-03-31 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the early 1990s, the shrine of Ba Chua Xu, the Lady of the Realm, has become the most visited religious site in southern Vietnam, receiving more than a million visitors annually. Mother, benevolent creditor, healer, relationship advisor, business consultant, the Lady of the Realm is one of a group of goddesses whose shrines attract devotees from all corners of rural and urban society. Goddess on the Rise follows these pilgrims' pathways, taking readers on a journey through a cultural landscape of popular rites, beliefs, and exegesis into a world where female deities reign supreme. Philip Taylor's in-depth study of pilgrimage introduces readers to the practical expectations, passions, and controversies that surround the goddesses, bringing to life the effervescence, creativity, and flux of modern Vietnamese religion. He offers important insights into people's everyday experience of the profound economic, cultural, and social transformations underway in this socialist country.


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