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100 _aCummins, Joan Ed.
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245 _aVishnu Hinduisms blue skinned savior
260 _aAhmedabad
_bMapin Publishing pvt. ltd.
_c2011
300 _a296p.
505 _aCONTENTS FOREWORD and ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Susan H. Edwards 8 MULTIPLICITY AND GRANDEUR An Introduction to Vishnu 11 Joan Cummins BECOMING VISHNU 24 Doris Meth Srinivasan VISHNU'S MANIFESTATIONS IN THE TAMIL COUNTRY 34 Leslie C. Orr NETWORKS OF DEVOTION 45 The Art and Practice of Vaishnavism in Western India Cynthia Packert Catalogue Joan Cummins with Neeraja Poddar The Image of Vishnu 59 - 101 The Avatars of Vishnu 115-238 The Worship of Vishnu 251 Suggested Reading 283 Glossary 285 Index 293
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