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Conceiving the Goddess : Transformation and Appropriation in Indic Religions.
Conceiving the Goddess is an exploration of goddess cults in South Asia that embodies research on South Asian goddesses in various disciplines. The theme running through all the contributions, with their multiple approaches and points of view, is the concept of appropriation, whereby one religious g...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Clayton, VIC :
Monash University Publishing,
2016.
©2016 |
| Colección: | Monash Asia series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Front matter; Frontispiece; Title Page; Copyright and Imprint Information; Contents; Dedication; Acknowledgments; Preface; A Note on Style and Diacritics; 1. On Appropriation and Transformation; 2. Crowns, Horns and Goddesses; 3. The Appropriation of the Goddess into the Purāṇic Narrative; 4. The Yakṣiṇī Devī of Mangaon; 5. Appropriating the Inappropriate; 6. Ravidās and the Gaṅgā; 7. The Goddess Chinnamastā's Severed Head as a Re-Appropriation of the Cosmic Sacrifice; 8. The Appropriation of Durgā; 9. From a Śaktipīṭha to Kuladaivata; 10. The Female Protector of Yolmo's Hidden Land
- 11. Ekveera Devi and the Son Kolis of Mumbai12. Modern Appropriations of Devī; Images; About the Editors and Contributors; Index; Back Cover.