The rise of a folk god
Subtitle: Viṭṭhal of Pandharpur
By: by Ramchandra Chintaman Dhere ; translated by Anne Feldhaus
Contributors: Feldhaus, Anne, translator
Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 350
ISBN-13: 9780199777594
Copyright date: 2011
Subjects: Cult; Viṭhobā (Hindu deity)
Work titles: Śrīviṭṭhala, eka mahāsamanvaya
Description: Vitthal, also called Vithoba, is the most popular god in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, and the best-known Hindu god of that region outside of India. This book by Ramchandra Chintaman Dhere is the foremost study of the history of Vitthal his worship, and his worshippers.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes translation from Marathi.