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Devi : Goddesses of India
[Buy it!] | Hawley John S.: and Donna M. Wulff | USD 14.95
(Thu Jun 6 03:51:43 2024) | Biblio | About Books | Berkeley: University of California Press, Date: 1996. 6" wide by 9" tall. Trade paperback. Very Good+ condition. No store stamp, owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Bright, shiny, clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Flat, uncreased spine. Illustrations. Glossary. Chapter notes. Bibliography. Index. From the rear cover: "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 'Goddesses.' 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 Vindhavasini, 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 essays the divine feminine in Hinduism is revealed as never before -- fascinating, contradictory, powerful... John Stratton Hawley is Professor of Religion at Bernard College and Director of the National Resource Center for South Asia at Columbia University. Donna Marie Wulff is Associate Professor of Religion at Brown University.". Second printing. Soft Cover. Original pictorial wraps. xii, 352pp. . 1996. University of California Press ISBN 0520200586 9780520200586 [US] |
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Oak Ridge (Tn) (Images of America)
[Buy it!] | Ed Westcott | USD 3.00
(Thu Jun 6 03:51:46 2024) | Alibris | GoodwillVSB via Alibris | Arcadia Publishing (SC) 2005 Trade paperback Good The book is nice and 100% readable, but the book has visible wear which may include stains, scuffs, scratches, folded edges, sticker glue, torn on front page, highlighting, notes, and worn corners. |
