000710566 000__ 02698cam\a2200385\i\4500 000710566 001__ 710566 000710566 005__ 20210515100830.0 000710566 008__ 130405t20132013enkab\\\\b\\\\001\0\eng\\ 000710566 010__ $$a 2013004847 000710566 019__ $$a843859676$$a864952832$$a885300509 000710566 020__ $$a9780199325030$$qpaperback$$qalkaline paper 000710566 020__ $$a0199325030$$qpaperback$$qalkaline paper 000710566 020__ $$a9780199325023$$qhardcover$$qalkaline paper 000710566 020__ $$a0199325022$$qhardcover$$qalkaline paper 000710566 035__ $$a(OCoLC)ocn840937589 000710566 035__ $$a710566 000710566 040__ $$aDLC$$beng$$erda$$cDLC$$dYDX$$dBTCTA$$dYDXCP$$dUKMGB$$dBDX$$dCDX$$dCOO$$dMUU$$dOCLCF$$dYUS$$dDEBBG$$dCHVBK$$dCUD 000710566 042__ $$apcc 000710566 043__ $$aa-ii--- 000710566 049__ $$aISEA 000710566 05000 $$aBL1216.4.A54$$bS74 2013 000710566 08200 $$a294.5/2114095484$$223 000710566 1000_ $$aSree Padma,$$d1956- 000710566 24510 $$aVicissitudes of the Goddess :$$breconstructions of the Gramadevata in India's religious traditions /$$cSree Padma. 000710566 264_1 $$aOxford ;$$aNew York :$$bOxford University Press,$$c[2013] 000710566 264_4 $$c©2013 000710566 300__ $$axiv, 367 pages :$$billustrations, maps ;$$c24 cm 000710566 336__ $$atext$$2rdacontent 000710566 337__ $$aunmediated$$2rdamedia 000710566 338__ $$avolume$$2rdacarrier 000710566 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 309-322) and index. 000710566 5050_ $$aGoddess explained, perspectives from the West -- Contextualizing the fertility goddess and the Gramadevata -- Fertility symbols of goddesses : historical renderings and contemporary practices -- Profiles of anthropomorphic goddesses in myth, ritual, and history -- Bala Perantalu : auspicious virgin mothers -- Perantalu : auspicious wives -- Deifying victimised women : sacrifices and murders. 000710566 520__ $$a"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. 000710566 650_0 $$aHindu goddesses$$zIndia$$zAndhra Pradesh. 000710566 650_0 $$aFolk religion$$zIndia$$zAndhra Pradesh$$xHistory. 000710566 85200 $$bgen$$hBL1216.4.A54$$iS74$$i2013 000710566 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:710566$$pGLOBAL_SET 000710566 980__ $$aBIB 000710566 980__ $$aBOOK