Hindu Goddesses: Visions of the Divine Feminine in the Hindu Religious Tradition

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University of California Press, 19.07.1988 - 281 Seiten
Goddess worship has long been a significant aspect of Hinduism. In this book David Kinsley, author of The Sword and the Flute—Kali & Krsna: Dark Visions of the Terrible and the Sublime in Hindu Mythology, sorts out the rich yet often chaotic history of Hindu goddess worship.
 

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Introduction
1
1 Goddesses in Vedic Literature
6
2 346r299Laksm299
19
3 P257rvat299
35
4 Sarasvat299
55
5 S299t257
65
6 R257dh257
81
7 Durg257
95
10 The M257trk257s
151
11 T257r257 Chinnamast257 and the Mah257vidy257s
161
12 Goddesses and Sacred Geography
178
13 Village Goddesses
197
The Indus Valley Civilization
212
Notes
221
Bibliography
253
Index
265

8 K257l299
116
9 The Mah257dev299
132
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Autoren-Profil (1988)

David Kinsley is Professor of Religion at McMaster University, Canada. He is the author of Tantric Visions of the Divine Feminine: The Ten Mahavidyas (California, 1997), and The Sword and the Flute: Kali and Krisna, Dark Visions of the Terrible and Sublime in Hindu Mythology (California, 1975).

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TitelHindu Goddesses: Visions of the Divine Feminine in the Hindu Religious Tradition
Band 12 von Hermeneutics: Studies in the History of Religions
Autor/inDavid Kinsley
AusgabeNeuauflage, überarbeitet
VerlagUniversity of California Press, 1988
ISBN052090883X, 9780520908833
Länge281 Seiten
  
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