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The Camphor Flame: Popular Hinduism and Society in India - Revised and Expanded Edition Paperback – August 15, 2004

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Popular Hinduism is shaped, above all, by worship of a multitude of powerful divine beings--a superabundance indicated by the proverbial total of 330 million gods and goddesses. The fluid relationship between these beings and humans is a central theme of this rich and accessible study of popular Hinduism in the context of the society of contemporary India. Lucidly organized and skillfully written, The Camphor Flame brings clarity to an immensely complicated subject. C. J. Fuller combines ethnographic case studies with comparative anthropological analysis and draws on textual and historical scholarship as well. The book's new afterword brings the study up-to-date by examining the relationship between popular Hinduism and contemporary Hindu nationalism.

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    Princeton University Press
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  6. ISBN-10
    069112048X
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0691120485
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"The Camphor Flame is a book to read from cover to cover. . . .[A]n impressive and valuable book."---Kathleen M. Erndl, Journal of Asian Studies

"[A]n excellent book. . . . [M]uch anthropological research on Hinduism has emerged in recent decades, and C. J. Fuller has done an admirable job of synthesizing it for specialists and nonspecialists alike."---William S. Sax, Journal of the American Academy of Religion

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C. J. Fuller is Professor of Anthropology at the London School of Economics and Political Science. His books include Servants of the Goddess (Cambridge) and The Renewal of the Priesthood (Princeton).

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Princeton University Press; Revised edition (August 15, 2004)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 368 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 069112048X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0691120485
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.12 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1 x 9 inches
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One of the best anthropological studies of "popular hinduism." Having worked in India for many years and in a variety of places I have found this book to most accurately describe what I have experienced.

While many studies of Hindu religious belief focus on philosophy it is ritual and practice that make up the most important elements of a majority of Hindus lives, not philosophy. This book is one of a rare quality in documenting a lifetime of research and experience. Anyone desiring to learn a more accurate understanding of the Hindu life and ritual can find that here in this volume.
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Very informative and helpful book if you want to learn more about Hinduism. Sometimes can be a little boring and tedious, but such moments are very rare.
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good text for introducing students to Hinduism
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この本はインド社会やヒンドゥー教全般について学びたいと思う人にとって良き入門書と言えると思います。英語の難易度も低いため、大学の学部生でもすらすら読めると思います。しかし専門的に学ばれている方は少し物足りないと感じられると思います。そんな方は巻末のBiblioを利用して次のステップとしてこの本を利用してみるのもいいかもしれません。
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