UID:
edocfu_9959230516602883
Format:
1 online resource (xii, 352 pages) :
,
illustrations, map.
Edition:
First edition.
ISBN:
0-520-91629-8
,
0-585-10596-0
Series Statement:
Comparative Studies in Religion and Society Series ; Volume 7
Content:
The monotheistic religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have severely limited the portrayal of the divine as feminine. But in Hinduism "God" very often means "Goddess." This extraordinary collection explores twelve different Hindu goddesses, all of whom are in some way related to Devi, the Great Goddess. They range from the liquid goddess-energy of the River Ganges to the possessing, entrancing heat of Bhagavati and Seranvali. They are local, like Vindhyavasini, and global, like Kali; ancient, like Saranyu, and modern, like "Mother India." The collection combines analysis of texts with intensive fieldwork, allowing the reader to see how goddesses are worshiped in everyday life. In these compelling essays, the divine feminine in Hinduism is revealed as never before--fascinating, contradictory, powerful.
Note:
Intro -- CONTENTS -- MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- A NOTE ON TRANSLITERATION AND PRONUNCIATION -- PROLOGUE -- PART ONE: GODDESS AS SUPREME AND GODDESS AS CONSORT -- DEVI -- VINDHYAVĀSINI -- KALI -- SRI -- RÄDHÄ -- PART TWO: GODDESSES WHO MOTHER AND POSSESS -- GANGÄ -- SARANYÜ / SAMJNÄ -- SERANVALT -- BHAGAVATI -- SATI -- BHÀRAT MÀTÂ -- EPILOGUE -- GLOSSARY -- SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY OF WORKS IN EUROPEAN LANGUAGES -- LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS -- INDEX.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-520-20058-6
Language:
English
