The Sacred Marriage of a Hindu Goddess
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3964879 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kees W Bolle, William P Harman |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 112 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 512 |
| Publication date | 1992-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the American Oriental Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-0279 • E-ISSN: 2169-2289 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/603106 |
| OpenAlex | W2003026604 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 23 |
Hindus in southern India in the town of Madurai, celebrate the marriage of the Goddess Minakshi to the Hindu God Siva. The annual ten-day celebration is among the largest and most famous Hindu festivals. William Harman's work examines this event from perspectives including the history of religions, Sanskrit and Tamil traditions and Hindu culture
Ancient history · Art · Hinduism · History · Indian and Buddhist Studies · Philosophy · Religious studies
The Nakwa Powamu ceremony as rehearsal
A Goddess and a Pañcāyat President
Dressing Lord Jagannatha in Silk
The ‘Holy Family’ of Shiva in a south Indian temple
Dressing Lord Jagannātha in Silk
Royal Portrait Sculpture in the South Indian Temple
Of the Religious and the (Non-)Feminine
Rulership and Divinity
Public Space, Public Canon
Architecture and Art of Southern India
Me, St. George, and Other Foreigners
The Alliance Theory of Kinship in South Indian Ethnography
The Ripening of Tamil Bkakti
Eaters, Food, and Social Hierarchy in Ancient India
Calamity Management and the Role of Sacred Ambivalence
Singing the Tamiḻ Hymnbook
Conclusion
Siblings and Other Metaphors for Christian‐Hindu Relations
The Goddess of Koṭuṅkaḷūr
The Life and Cult of Sr. Alphonsa
Playing Host to Deity
Kerala Christian Sainthood
Sacred marriage in the study of religion
| Unique citing works | 23 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,62 |
| Citation span | 1989 - 2019 (31) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |