Tales of Women's Suffering: Draupadi and other Amman Goddesses as Role Models for Women

Although Hinduism offers the greatest living resource for the veneration of the Goddess, there is an obvious discrepancy between the respect paid to these divine images and the daily realities of the lives of Hindu women. However, I believe that the ancient, indigenous south Indian Amman religion, d...

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Main Author: Diesel, Alleyn (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Carfax Publ. [2002]
In: Journal of contemporary religion
Year: 2002, Volume: 17, Issue: 1, Pages: 5-20
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