The goddess

The goddess

by Bose, Mandakranta

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This book explains how Hindus think about divinity in its feminine aspect, as the supreme creative energy of the cosmos. That energy is a single abstract idea but manifests itself in many forms, each imagined as a goddess with particular powers and functions.

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Title Statements

  • Full title :The goddess / edited by Mandakranta Bose.

Summary

This book explains how Hindus think about divinity in its feminine aspect, as the supreme creative energy of the cosmos. That energy is a single abstract idea but manifests itself in many forms, each imagined as a goddess with particular powers and functions.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©2018
  • Edition:First edition

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
  • Place of Publication:Oxford, United Kingdom
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:©2018

The Physical Object

  • Description:xvi, 344 pages : : illustrations ; : 25 cm.

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780198767022, 0198767021
  • oclc:on1012558011
  • LC Classification:BL1216.2
  • Dewey Decimal:294.5/2114

Subjects

Déesses Déesses hindoues Déesses hindoues -- Aspect social Goddesses Hindu goddesses Hindu goddesses -- Social aspects Hindu women -- Social life and customs Spiritual life -- Hinduism Women Women -- Religious aspects Women in Hinduism

Writers

Bose, Mandakranta

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