Divine Mother, Blessed Mother : Hindu goddesses and the Virgin Mary / Francis X. Clooney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clooney, Francis X. (Francis Xavier), 1950-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint--Prayers and devotions--History and criticism.

Mary.

Hindu goddesses--Prayers and devotions--History and criticism.

Hindu goddesses.

Christianity and other religions--Hinduism.

Christianity and other religions.

Hinduism--Relations--Christianity.

Hinduism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (279 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Francis Clooney explores the parallels between veneration of the Virgin Mary & Hindu traditions associated with goddess-worship. His work sheds new light, not merely upon the respective faiths but also on the nature of gender & the divine.

Contents:

Contents; 1. Sri, Devi, Apirami, and Mary; 2. Sri in the Sri Guna Ratna Kosa; 3. Devi in the Saundarya Lahari; 4. Apirami in the Apirami Antati; 5. Three Hindu Goddesses, Mary, and Reading Ahead; Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; P; R; S; T; U; V; Y; Notes; Works Cited; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-259) and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-029097-8

0-19-973873-4

9786610559114

0-19-803808-9

1-280-55911-X

1-4237-5665-7

OCLC:

64685577