Devi: Goddesses of India (Comparative Studies in Religion & Society) Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Devi: Goddesses of India (Comparative Studies in Religion & Society) Book

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.Read More

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  • 0520200586
  • 9780520200586
  • JS Hawley
  • 11 June 1996
  • University of California Press
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 373
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