Devi Goddesses of India

Name: Devi Goddesses of India
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ISBN: 9780520200586

ISBN-10: 0520200586

ISBN-13: 9780520200586

Edition: 1997

Authors: John Stratton Hawley, Donna Marie Wulff

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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…

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List price: $33.95
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 7/1/1996
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 373
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English



The Great Goddess Cynthia Ann Humes, Vindhyavasini: Local Goddess yet Great Goddess



Blood and Death Out of Place



Giver of Fortune, Bestower of



Consort and Conqueror of



The Goddess Ganges in Hindu Sacred Geography



The Sun and the Shadow



The Mother Who Possesses



Ball of Fire



The Story of Godavari Lise



Mother India and Her