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The Neighborhood of Gods: The Sacred and the Visible at the Margins of Mumbai (South Asia Across the Disciplines)

William Elison

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Description:There are many holy cities in India, but Mumbai is not usually named as one of them. More popular images of the city capture the world’s collective imagination—as a Bollywood fantasia or a slumland dystopia. Yet in reality, most people who live in the city share their neighborhood streets with local gods and guardian spirits. In The Neighborhood of Gods, William Elison examines the link between territory and divinity in India’s most self-consciously modern city. In this densely settled environment, space is scarce, and anxiety about housing is pervasive. Consecrating space—first with impromptu displays and then, eventually, with full-blown temples and official recognition—is one way of staking a claim. But how can a marginalized community make its gods visible, and therefore powerful, in the eyes of others? The Neighborhood of Gods expands on this question, bringing an ethnographic lens to a range of visual and spatial practices: from the shrine construction that encroaches on downtown streets, to the “tribal art” practices of an indigenous group facing displacement, to the work of image production at two Bollywood film studios. A pioneering ethnography, this book offers a creative intervention in debates on postcolonial citizenship, urban geography, and visuality in the religions of India. We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Neighborhood of Gods: The Sacred and the Visible at the Margins of Mumbai (South Asia Across the Disciplines). To get started finding The Neighborhood of Gods: The Sacred and the Visible at the Margins of Mumbai (South Asia Across the Disciplines), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: There are many holy cities in India, but Mumbai is not usually named as one of them. More popular images of the city capture the world’s collective imagination—as a Bollywood fantasia or a slumland dystopia. Yet in reality, most people who live in the city share their neighborhood streets with local gods and guardian spirits. In The Neighborhood of Gods, William Elison examines the link between territory and divinity in India’s most self-consciously modern city. In this densely settled environment, space is scarce, and anxiety about housing is pervasive. Consecrating space—first with impromptu displays and then, eventually, with full-blown temples and official recognition—is one way of staking a claim. But how can a marginalized community make its gods visible, and therefore powerful, in the eyes of others? The Neighborhood of Gods expands on this question, bringing an ethnographic lens to a range of visual and spatial practices: from the shrine construction that encroaches on downtown streets, to the “tribal art” practices of an indigenous group facing displacement, to the work of image production at two Bollywood film studios. A pioneering ethnography, this book offers a creative intervention in debates on postcolonial citizenship, urban geography, and visuality in the religions of India. We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Neighborhood of Gods: The Sacred and the Visible at the Margins of Mumbai (South Asia Across the Disciplines). To get started finding The Neighborhood of Gods: The Sacred and the Visible at the Margins of Mumbai (South Asia Across the Disciplines), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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