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South Asian goddesses and the natural environment / edited by Marika Vicziany and Jayant Bhalchandra Bapat.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Goddesses, South Asian.
- Nature--Religious aspects.
- Nature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (260 pages) : illustrations (colour)
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Archaeopress Archaeology, [2023]
- Summary:
- This multidisciplinary collection presents 11 essays ranging from the pre-Vedic to the modern era and incorporating research on Hindu, Buddhist and tribal cultures. Authors ask whether the worship of goddesses, strongly linked to fertility rituals, might have mitigated the ecological decline of South Asia in the pre-British and post-colonial eras.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on February 27, 2024).
- Other Format:
- Print version :
- ISBN:
- 9781803276724 (PDF ebook) :
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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