Deities And Devotees
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| Author | : Uma Maheswari Bhrugubanda |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 309 |
| Release | : 2018-09-18 |
| Genre | : Performing Arts |
| ISBN | : 019909327X |
How have cinema and popular religion shaped each other? Is the display of devotion in a cinema hall the same as devotion in a temple? How do we understand cinema’s compelling power to mesmerize people? Unlike Hindi cinema, mythological and devotional films remained popular genres in Telugu (and Tamil too) until quite recently. The political success of film star N.T. Rama Rao, well-known for his portrayal of gods and kings, posed afresh the problem of cinema’s power to enthral. To what extent viewers were persuaded of his divinity became a matter of debate. In later decades, the figure of another kind of viewer haunted the discourses around cinema, that of the female viewer who got possessed during screenings of goddess films. Using questions around viewership as the focal point, this book studies the intersections between popular cinema, religion, and politics in South India. The first full-length study of Telugu mythological and devotional films, it combines an account of the history and politics of these genres with an anthropology of film-making and viewership practices. It argues that cinema and other audio-visual technologies lead to the re-orientation of sensibilities and the cultivation of new sensory modes.
| Author | : Alf Hiltebeitel |
| Publisher | : SUNY Press |
| Total Pages | : 508 |
| Release | : 1989-09-21 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 9780887069826 |
The Hindu sacred order is guarded by the very gods who violate it and the demons who oppose it. This book is a who's who of such transgressive figures, both familiar and unfamiliar, showing their place within the Hindu order that they violate. It is also a reflection of the serious scholarly debate over the nature and composition of this Hindu order. The chapters range from pan-Hindu deities such as Bhairava and Virabhadra to guardian gods of specific regions and lineages and of different goddess cults. Chapters cover violent themes in SAaivite hagiography, the position of Brahmans in relation to cultic carnivorism, guardian heroes in folk epic, the deified dead, the royal mythology of a "criminal caste," and a wide-ranging overview of transgressive sacrality.
| Author | : Stephen Knapp |
| Publisher | : Prabhat Prakashan |
| Total Pages | : 67 |
| Release | : 2021-01-01 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 8184305052 |
Donald J. Trump is an icon: the very definition of the American success story. Republican Presidential candidate, reality-television star, and developer of some of the planet's most prestigious real estate, he's also become one of the world's wealthiest men. Trump is a living example of how thinking BIG and knowing when to back up your opinions aggressively—regardless of what your critics or opponents might say—can help you maximize your personal and professional achievements. In his first political campaign, Trump defeated his opponents by rallying voters nationwide to "Make America Great Again."
| Author | : Alf Hiltebeitel |
| Publisher | : SUNY Press |
| Total Pages | : 512 |
| Release | : 1989-01-01 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 9780887069819 |
The Hindu sacred order is guarded by the very gods who violate it and the demons who oppose it. This book is a who's who of such transgressive figures, both familiar and unfamiliar, showing their place within the Hindu order that they violate. It is also a reflection of the serious scholarly debate over the nature and composition of this Hindu order. The chapters range from pan-Hindu deities such as Bhairava and Virabhadra to guardian gods of specific regions and lineages and of different goddess cults. Chapters cover violent themes in SAaivite hagiography, the position of Brahmans in relation to cultic carnivorism, guardian heroes in folk epic, the deified dead, the royal mythology of a "criminal caste," and a wide-ranging overview of transgressive sacrality.
| Author | : Bibliotheca Alexandrina |
| Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
| Total Pages | : 244 |
| Release | : 2017-06-09 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781546777571 |
Father of War. Father of Peace. Father of Fear. Father of Courage. Father of Discord and Harmony. Ares and Mars. Though the two Gods are often conflated in popular culture, they manifest to their devotees today as distinct entities. Similar, yes, but not the same - usually. In their respective pantheons, they are Gods of war, violence, virility, and raw passion, but also duty, loyalty, devotion, and fatherhood. They are numinous, yes, but also physical, earthy, tangibly here Deities. They are Gods of the body, who revel in and celebrate all that our physical selves can do. Labor, forcing ourselves to move (martial arts, exercise, the tilling of a field, the planting of crops, the carrying of weapons and shedding of blood in defense of another), is an offering perhaps best suited to these Gods more than any other. Hopefully, the words contained in this devotional - the prayers and poems and new myths and rites and essays - will please them just as much. And hopefully they will inspire you, the reader, to get up and move and celebrate these two Gods, the undaunted, eternal Masters of War and Fathers of Peace.
| Author | : William P. Harman |
| Publisher | : Motilal Banarsidass Publ. |
| Total Pages | : 260 |
| Release | : 1992 |
| Genre | : Family & Relationships |
| ISBN | : 9788120808102 |
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| Author | : Fred W. Clothey |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 236 |
| Release | : 1983 |
| Genre | : India |
| ISBN | : |
Papers presented at a workshop held at the University of Pennsylvania.
| Author | : Bibliotheca Alexandrina |
| Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
| Total Pages | : 310 |
| Release | : 2017-07-31 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781973810810 |
She is the Foam-Born. The Myrtle and the Rose. Lover, Warrior, Mother, and Creatrix. Aphrodite and Venus are complex Goddesses. The same may be said, of course, of any Power. When it comes to Deities associated with love or sex, though, too many fall back on caricature when trying to explain or understand such Beings: they are all lusty bubbleheads or consumed with materialist desires, or, worse, frivolous and cruel, given to playing with human hearts for their own amusement. That is not Aphrodite, nor is it Venus. Rather, they are Goddesses of immense power and deep passions, who can be kind and angry, wise and stubborn, cosmic in their transcendence and intimate in their immanence. The poems and essays and myths and rites here included reflect that very complexity. Many of Aphrodite and Venus' devotees see them as distinct entities, a Power unto themselves; others see them as one and the same, as unique cultural manifestations of the same divinity; still others see Her as an aspect or name for the universal Power which inspires and manifests love in all its forms. Whatever your relationship with the Goddess/es, it is our hope that you will find the words here both inspirational and inspired, and wholly reverent.
| Author | : Selva J. Raj |
| Publisher | : State University of New York Press |
| Total Pages | : 310 |
| Release | : 2012-02-01 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 0791482006 |
Drawing on original field research, Dealing with Deities explores the practice of taking ritual vows in the lives of ordinary religious practitioners in South Asia. The cornerstone of lay religious activity, vow rituals are adopted by Muslims, Hindus, Christians, Buddhists, Jains, and Sikhs who wish to commit themselves to ritually enacted relationships with sacred figures in order to gain earthly boons and spiritual merit. The contributors to this volume offer a fascinating look at the varieties and complexities of vows and also focus on a unique characteristic of this vow-taking culture, that of resorting to deities and shrines of other religions in defiance of institutional directives and religious boundaries. Richly illustrated, the book explores the creativity of South Asian devotees and their deeply felt convictions that what they require, they can achieve faithfully—and independently—by dealing directly with deities.
| Author | : Shirl Sazynski |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 217 |
| Release | : 2019-06 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781099177446 |
Dæg. Sunne. Maponos. Saulė. Lugh. Helios. Surya. Ra. Taiowa. Belenus. The Sun Goddess of Arinna.Without the Sun, life as we know it would not exist.An obvious statement, perhaps, but the profound, primal truth of it is reflected in the spiritual traditions and mythologies of people from around the world. In many, the Sun is the first Deity or one of the first generation who oversees the creation of the world. Sometimes the Sun is the keeper of time and order, an all-seeing guardian of justice. In many tales, the Sun warms the world of both the living and the dead, traveling to the underworld each night. And, ultimately, the loss of the Sun means the end of life, even the death of the whole world. This devotional is only the beginning, a small glance at a much larger subject. The poems, prayers, hymns, rites, essays, short stories, and artwork included here only hint at the vastness of the Deities and mythology of the Sun. It is our hope that this anthology -- created by devotees of Solar Deities from all over the world -- will inspire others to create their own celebratory works.
