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Hindu goddesses : visions of the divine feminine in the Hindu religious tradition / David Kinsley.
De Gruyter University of California Press eBook-Package Archive Pre-2000 Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kinsley, David R., Author.
- Series:
- Hermeneutics: Studies in the History of Religions
- Hermeneutics: Studies in the History of Religions ; 12
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hindu goddesses.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (292 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [1988]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Goddess worship has long been a significant aspect of Hinduism. In this book David Kinsley, author of The Sword and the Flute-Kali & Krsna: Dark Visions of the Terrible and the Sublime in Hindu Mythology, sorts out the rich yet often chaotic history of Hindu goddess worship.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface to the 1997 Printing
- Introduction
- 1. Goddesses in Vedic Literature
- 2. ŚrĪ-Lakṣmī
- 3. Pārvatī
- 4. Sarasvatī
- 5. Sītā
- 6. Rādhā
- 7. Durgā
- 8. Kālī
- 9. The Mahādevī
- 10. The Mātṛkās
- 11. Tārā, Chinnamastā, and the Mahāvidyās
- 12. Goddesses and Sacred Geography
- 13. Village Goddesses
- Appendix: The Indus Valley Civilization
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)
- ISBN:
- 9786612355394
- 9781282355392
- 1282355392
- 9780520908833
- 052090883X
- 9780585334882
- 0585334889
- OCLC:
- 630528001
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