Devi: Goddesses of India (Comparative Studies in Religion and Society) (Volume 7)

Hawley, John Stratton Stratton; Wulff, Donna Marie

ISBN 10: 0520200586 / ISBN 13: 9780520200586

Published by University of California Press, 1996

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This copy has clearly been enjoyedâ expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Devi: Goddesses of India (Comparative Studies in Religion and Society) (Volume 7)
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0520200586
• ISBN 13: 9780520200586
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: acceptable

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

John S. Hawley is Professor of Religion at Barnard College and Director of the the National Resource Center for South Asia at Columbia University. Donna M. Wulff is Professor of Religion at Brown University. Together they edited The Divine Consort: Radha and the Goddesses of India (1986).