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Devī : goddesses of India / edited by John S. Hawley and Donna M. Wulff.

Contributor(s): Hawley, John Stratton, 1941- | Wulff, Donna Marie, 1943-
Material type: TextTextSeries: Comparative studies in religion and society: 7.Publisher: Berkeley : University of California Press, [1996]Copyright date: ©1996Description: xii, 352 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0520200586 (pbk. : alk. paper); 0520200578 (alk. paper)Subject(s): Hindu goddessesDDC classification: 294.5/2114 LOC classification: BL1216.2 | .D48 1996Bibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-340) and index.
Contents:
Prologue: the goddess in India / John Stratton Hawley -- Devi: the great goddess / Thomas B. Coburn -- Vindhyavasini: local goddess yet great goddess / Cynthia Ann Humes -- Kali: blood and death out of place -- David R. Kinsley -- Sri: giver of fortune, bestower of grace / Vasudha Narayanan -- Radha: consort and conquerer of Krishna / Donna M. Wulff -- Ganga: the goddess Ganges in Hindu sacred geography / Diana L. Eck -- Saranyu/Samjna: the sun and the shadow / Wendy Doniger -- Seranvali: the mother who possesses / Kathleen M. Erndl -- Bhagavati: ball of fire / Sarah Caldwell -- Sati: the story of Godavari / Lindsey Harlan -- Bharat Mata: Mother India and her militant Matriots / Lise McKean -- Epilogue: the western Kali / Rachel Fell McDermott.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-340) and index.

Prologue: the goddess in India / John Stratton Hawley -- Devi: the great goddess / Thomas B. Coburn -- Vindhyavasini: local goddess yet great goddess / Cynthia Ann Humes -- Kali: blood and death out of place -- David R. Kinsley -- Sri: giver of fortune, bestower of grace / Vasudha Narayanan -- Radha: consort and conquerer of Krishna / Donna M. Wulff -- Ganga: the goddess Ganges in Hindu sacred geography / Diana L. Eck -- Saranyu/Samjna: the sun and the shadow / Wendy Doniger -- Seranvali: the mother who possesses / Kathleen M. Erndl -- Bhagavati: ball of fire / Sarah Caldwell -- Sati: the story of Godavari / Lindsey Harlan -- Bharat Mata: Mother India and her militant Matriots / Lise McKean -- Epilogue: the western Kali / Rachel Fell McDermott.

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