| Devi: Goddesses of India Volume 7 Contributor(s): Hawley, John Stratton (Author), Wulff, Donna Marie (Author) |
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ISBN: 0520200586 ISBN-13: 9780520200586 Publisher: University of California Press OUR PRICE: $33.61 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1996 Annotation: "Demonstrating the range and complexity of feminine imagery in Hindu tradition, "Devi offers to scholars and beginners alike a fascinating and useful anthology."--Elaine Pagels, author "Gnostic Gospels "Thought-provoking and new, yet containing a few classics as well, "Devi is a most valuable addition to studies of India--society, religion, culture, and art."--Vidya Dehejia, Smithsonian Institution "A wonderfully informative group of essays about the main goddess figures of India. These sometimes dominate the male and sometimes stand alone, and they range from the fertile river Ganga to the awesome Kali, who is transforming herself in the West."--Ninian Smart, University of California, Santa Barbara |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Hinduism - General |
| Dewey: 294.521 |
| LCCN: 95046773 |
| Series: Comparative Studies in Religion and Society |
| Physical Information: 0.91" H x 6.09" W x 9.07" (1.10 lbs) 373 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |