Wives of the God-King: The Rituals of the Devadasis of Puri by Frédérique Apffel Marglin

Wives of the God-King: The Rituals of the Devadasis of Puri by Frédérique Apffel Marglin, published in 1985. Scholarly study of the women known as temple servants in the city of Puri in Orissa, and their changed role in Hindu society; the author, then an anthropology professor at Smith, posits that their ‘auspiciousness’ is an important and overlooked signifier of their status. Hardcover with original pictorial jacket with light shelfwear only.