Vicissitudes of the Goddess : reconstructions of the Gramadevata in India's religious traditions / Sree Padma.
2013
BL1216.4.A54 S74 2013 (Mapit)
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Title
Vicissitudes of the Goddess : reconstructions of the Gramadevata in India's religious traditions / Sree Padma.
Author
Sree Padma, 1956-
ISBN
9780199325030 paperback alkaline paper
0199325030 paperback alkaline paper
9780199325023 hardcover alkaline paper
0199325022 hardcover alkaline paper
0199325030 paperback alkaline paper
9780199325023 hardcover alkaline paper
0199325022 hardcover alkaline paper
Published
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2013]
Copyright
©2013
Language
English
Description
xiv, 367 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Call Number
BL1216.4.A54 S74 2013
Dewey Decimal Classification
294.5/2114095484
Summary
"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.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-322) and index.
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Table of Contents
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.
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.