Hindu Goddesses

1998 Religion

Author : David Kinsley
Release : 1998
Genre : Religion
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Download or read book Hindu Goddesses written by David Kinsley. This book was released on 1998. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hindu Goddesses is a valuable sourcebook and reference work for students and scholars of Hindu goddesses and of Hinduism in general. Each goddess is dealt with as an independent deity with a coherent mythology, theology and, in some cases, cult of her own. Within the complex, diverse, and rich goddess traditions of Hinduism, one can find suggestions of nearly every important theme in the Hindu religion. In many ways, this book is as much a study of the Hindu tradition itself as it is a study of one aspect of that tradition. No other living religious tradition has displayed such an ancient, continuous, and diverse history of goddess worship.

Hindu Gods and Goddesses

2016-04-07

Author : Swami Harshananda
Release : 2016-04-07
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Book Rating : 274/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Hindu Gods and Goddesses written by Swami Harshananda. This book was released on 2016-04-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Inventing and Reinventing the Goddess

2014-07-03 Religion

Author : Sree Padma
Release : 2014-07-03
Genre : Religion
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Download or read book Inventing and Reinventing the Goddess written by Sree Padma. This book was released on 2014-07-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Popular religion in village India is overwhelmingly dominated by goddess worship. Goddesses can be nationally well-known like Durga or Kali, or they can be an obscure deity who is only known in a particular rural locale. The origins of a goddess can be both ancient—with many transitions or amalgamations with other cults having occurred along the way—and very recent. While some have tribal origins, others sprout up overnight due to a vivid dream. Inventing and Reinventing the Goddess: Contemporary Iterations of Hindu Divinities on the Move looks at the nature of how and why goddesses are invented and reinvented historically in India and how social hierarchy, gender differences, and modernity play roles in these emerging religious phenomena.

Hindu Gods

2003 Religion

Author : Priya Hemenway
Release : 2003
Genre : Religion
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Book Rating : 456/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Hindu Gods written by Priya Hemenway. This book was released on 2003. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hindu gods serve mankind with compassion and devotion, breathing wisdom into every aspect of life. This exquisitely illustrated book presents profiles of 30 deitiesfrom the powerful triad of Brahma the creator, Vishnu the preserver, and Shiva the destroyer, to the colorful supporting cast of gods such as Ganesha and Saraswati. Author Priya Hemenway tells the stories of how these gods came to be, how theyre worshipped, and how they remain forever alive in the hearts of those who seek to know themselves.

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