Umfang:
1 Online-Ressource (viii, 281 pages)
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illustrations
ISBN:
9780520908833
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052090883X
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0585334889
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9780585334882
Serie:
Hermeneutics Ser No. 12
Inhalt:
"Goddess worship has long been a significant aspect of Hinduism. In this book David Kinsley, author of The Sword and the Flute-Kali & Krsna: Dark Visions of the Terrible and the Sublime in Hindu Mythology, sorts out the rich yet often chaotic history of Hindu goddess worship."--
Anmerkung:
First paperback printing 1988. With a new Preface. Copyright © 1986 by the Regents of the University of California
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-263) and index
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Preface to the 1997 Printing - Introduction - 1. Goddesses in Vedic Literature - 2. ŚrĪ-Lakṣmī - 3. Pārvatī - 4. Sarasvatī - 5. Sītā - 6. Rādhā - 7. Durgā - 8. Kālī - 9. The Mahādevī - 10. The Mātṛkās - 11. Tārā, Chinnamastā, and the Mahāvidyās - 12. Goddesses and Sacred Geography - 13. Village Goddesses - Appendix: The Indus Valley Civilization.
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0520063392
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780520063396
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Kinsley, David R Hindu goddesses Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1988, 1986 ISBN 0520063392
Sprache:
Englisch
Mehr zum Autor:
Kinsley, David R. 1939-2000
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