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Devi: Goddesses of India Volume 7

Devi: Goddesses of India Volume 7

Hawley, John Stratton
Wulff, Donna Marie

Paperback

Series: Comparative Studies in Religion and Society, Book 7

Hinduism

ISBN10: 0520200586
ISBN13: 9780520200586
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: Jul 1 1996
Pages: 373
Weight: 1.10
Height: 0.91 Width: 6.09 Depth: 9.07
Language: English
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.

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