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Auteur(s) : Sree Padma (1956-....)
Titre(s) : Vicissitudes of the Goddess [Texte imprimé] : reconstructions of the Gramadevata in India's religious traditions / Sree Padma
Publication : Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, cop. 2013
Description matérielle : xiv, 367 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Comprend : Goddess explained, perspectives from the West ; Contextualizing the fertility goddess
and the Gramadevata ; Fertility symbols of goddesses : historical renderings and
contemporary practices ; Profiles of anthropomorphic goddesses in myth, ritual, and
history ; Bala Perantalu : auspicious virgin mothers ; Perantalu : auspicious wives
; Deifying victimised women : sacrifices and murders.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-322) and index
"This book provides a detailed history of Hindu goddess traditions with a special
focus on the local goddesses of Andhra Pradesh, past and present. The antiquity and
the evolution of these goddess traditions are illustrated and documented with the
help of archaeological reports, literary sources, inscriptions and art. Tracing the
symbols and images of goddess into the brahmanical (Saiva and Vaisnava), Buddhist,
and Jaina religious traditions, the book argues effectively how and with what motivations
goddesses and their symbolizations were appropriated and transformed. The book also
examines the evolution of popular Hindu goddesses such as Durga and Kali, discussing
their tribal and agricultural backgrounds. It also deals extensively with how and
in what circumstances women are deified and shows how these deified women cults share
characteristics with the village goddesses."--Publisher website
Sujet(s) : Déesses hindoues
Religion populaire -- Andhra Pradesh (Inde)
Histoire religieuse -- Andhra Pradesh (Inde)
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780199325023. - ISBN 0199325022. - ISBN 9780199325030. - ISBN 0199325030
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb43886683j
Notice n° :
FRBNF43886683
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)