UID:
almahu_9949703349502882
Format:
1 online resource.
ISBN:
9789047404231
,
9789004124660
Series Statement:
Brill Book Archive Part 1, ISBN: 9789004472495 24
Content:
Goddesses and Women in the Indic Religious Tradition goes beyond the traditional sources that lie at the basis for determining the position of goddesses and women in India. Following the lead of a "hermeneutics of surprise" the book identifies, indeed, surprising new material - and conclusions; for example the analysis of Vedic Śrauta ritual. Or by offering surprising conclusions, when the location is obviously one involving women and goddesses, or anthropology discovers that the worship of the Great Goddess temporarily elevates the position of women. Other examples of the effectivity of the "hermeneutics of surprise" are seen when applied to the role of ḍākinīs , Śakti worship, the Marathi Sant tradition,and to Śaṅkara's commentaries.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Goddesses and Women in the Indic Religious Tradition. Leiden ; Boston : BRILL, 2005 ISBN 9789004124660
Language:
English
