Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Note on Transliteration xi
5. Prelude xiii
6. Introduction 1
7. 1 Making “Dev-bhumi,” the Land of the Gods 26
8. 2 Affliction and Healing 52
9. 3 Political Divinities in the Village Square 75
10. 4 Undoing Love 97
11. 5 Out of Place 127
12. 6 Playing in the Rain 154
13. Epilogue 184
14. Indian-Language Words with Diacritics 191
15. Notes 197
16. Bibliography 225
17. Index 235