Mother of Bliss: Anandamayi Ma - Softcover

Hallstrom, Lisa Lassell

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0195116488 ISBN 13: 9780195116489

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2008

Synopsis

This book examines the life of =Anandamay=i M=a, one of the most renowned Hindu holy women of modern times. Lisa Hallstrom paints a vivid portrait of this extraordinary woman, her ideas, and her continuing influence. In the process, the author sheds new light on important themes of Hindu religious life, including the centrality of the guru, the influence of living saints, and the apparent paradox of the worship of the divine feminine and the status of Hindu women.

About this title

About the Author:

Lisa Lassell Hallstrom is an Assistant Professor of Religion at Mount Holyoke College.

Review:

"I cannot imagine a better, more scholarly, and yet respectful study of a Hindu woman saint. This book should be read by everyone interested in women and religion, Hindu women, Hindu goddesses, and the comparative categories of saint, religious teacher, and incarnation....fascinating
reading....this book is a tour de force, a marvelous example of sensitive scholarship."--The Journal of Asian Studies

"Hallstrom...employs critical analysis, with insightful self-reflection. Includes extensive excerpts from interviews. For all libraries." --Religious Studies Review

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0195116488
• ISBN 13: 9780195116489
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 324