Vicissitudes of the Goddess: reconstructions of the Gramadevata in India's religious traditions
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...
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| Medienart: | Druck Buch |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Subito Bestelldienst: | Jetzt bestellen. |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Veröffentlicht: |
Oxford [u.a.]
Oxford University Press
2013
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| In: | Jahr: 2013 |
| normierte Schlagwort(-folgen): | B
Andhra Pradesh
/ Hinduismus
/ Volksreligion
/ Göttin
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| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Folk Religion
History
India
Andhra Pradesh
B Hindu goddesses (India) (Andhra Pradesh) B Hindu goddesses India Andhra Pradesh B Folk Religion (India) (Andhra Pradesh) History |
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| Parallele Ausgabe: | Elektronisch
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| Zusammenfassung: | 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 |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references. - 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 |
| Physische Details: | XIV, 367 S, Ill., Kt |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-932503-0 978-0-19-932502-3 0-19-932502-2 0-19-932503-0 |
