The rise of the Goddess in the Hindu tradition /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Pintchman, Tracy
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Albany, N.Y. : State University of New York Press, ©1994.
Temas:
Hindu goddesses.
God (Hinduism)
Déesses hindoues.
Dieu (Hindouisme)
11.92 Hinduism.
RELIGION > Hinduism > Theology.
Hindu goddesses
Hinduismus
Göttin
Geschichte
Godinnen.
Hindoeïsme.
Dieux hindous.
Mythologie hindoue.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction. Setting the stage ; Textual issues ; Summary of the book
  • The feminine principle in the Vedas. Cosmogony, cosmology, and goddesses in the Vedas ; Saṃhitās ; Brāhmaṇas ; Upaniṣads
  • Prakṛti, Māyā, and Śakti: the feminine principle in philosophical discourse. Prakṛti ; Māyā ; Śakti
  • The feminine principle in Purāṇic cosmogony and cosmology. Introduction to the goddess materials in the epics and Purāṇas ; The devil-Māhātmya ; Cosmogony and goddesses in the Purāṇas ; Primary creation (Sarga): basic cosmogony ; Secondary creation (Pratisarga) ; The explicit introduction of the feminine element in creation: Prakṛti/Śakti as the consort of God ; Integration of the feminine principle in accounts of cosmogony: Sarga and Pratisarga
  • Concluding remarks. Resume ; Further implications of the study: historical and socio-political implications ; Further implications of the study: cultural implications.

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