Goddess on the Rise - by Philip Taylor (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Since the early 1990s, the shrine of Ba Chua Xu, the Lady of the Realm, has become the most visited religious site in southern Vietnam, receiving more than a million visitors annually. Mother, benevolent creditor, healer, relationship advisor, business consultant, the Lady of the Realm is one of a group of goddesses whose shrines attract devotees from all corners of rural and urban society. Goddess on the Rise follows these pilgrims' pathways, taking readers on a journey through a cultural landscape of popular rites, beliefs, and exegesis into a world where female deities reign supreme. <p/>Philip Taylor's in-depth study of pilgrimage introduces readers to the practical expectations, passions, and controversies that surround the goddesses, bringing to life the effervescence, creativity, and flux of modern Vietnamese religion. He offers important insights into people's everyday experience of the profound economic, cultural, and social transformations underway in this socialist country.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Philip Taylor's engagingly written study of pilgrimages to the 'Lady of the Realm' continues his unique investigations into social and cultural changes in the south since the communist revolution.... This work is vital for understanding southern Vietnam today."<br>
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