DEVI - THE GODDESSES OF INDIA

Availability :
In Stock
₹ 409.18 M.R.P.:₹ 499 You Save: ₹89.82  (18.00% OFF)
  (Inclusive of all taxes)
₹ 0.00 Delivery charge
Author: JOHN STRATTON HAWLEY & VASUDHA NARAYANAN
Publisher: ALEPH
Edition: Sun Oct 01 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
ISBN-13: 9789382277453
Publishing year: Sun Oct 01 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
No of pages: 366
Weight: 470 grm
Language: English
Book binding: Paper Back

Qty :

no information available

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.