| Description |
xii, 288 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-273) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction. Setting the stage ; Textual issues ; Summary of the book -- The feminine principle in the Vedas. Cosmogony, cosmology, and goddesses in the Vedas ; Saṃhitās ; Brāhmaṇas ; Upaniṣads -- Prakṛti, Māyā, and Śakti: the feminine principle in philosophical discourse. Prakṛti ; Māyā ; Śakti -- The feminine principle in Purāṇic cosmogony and cosmology. Introduction to the goddess materials in the epics and Purāṇas ; The devil-Māhātmya ; Cosmogony and goddesses in the Purāṇas ; Primary creation (Sarga): basic cosmogony ; Secondary creation (Pratisarga) ; The explicit introduction of the feminine element in creation: Prakṛti/Śakti as the consort of God ; Integration of the feminine principle in accounts of cosmogony: Sarga and Pratisarga -- Concluding remarks. Resume ; Further implications of the study: historical and socio-political implications ; Further implications of the study: cultural implications. |
| Subject |
Hindu goddesses.
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God (Hinduism)
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| ISBN |
0791421112 |
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9780791421116 |
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0791421120 paperback |
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9780791421123 paperback |
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