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Chargement... Victory to the Mother: The Hindu Goddess of Northwest India in Myth, Ritual, and Symbolpar Kathleen M. Erndl
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The worship of Devi, the Goddess, is one of the most vigorous and visible religious phenomena in northwest India today. In this groundbreaking book, Kathleen Erndl uses interviews, participant observations, and her own acute observations to explore the nature of the Goddess and her devotees'experience of her. Beginning with an analysis of oral and written sources, Erndl then examines specific ritual practices--including pilgrimage, performance, and divine possession--and presents case studies of women devotees who became 'possessed' by the Goddess and are worshipped as herrepresentatives. The effects of modernization and popular culture on Goddess worship are revealed in the influence of popular religious pamphlets and the recent absorption of the "new" goddess, Santoshi Ma, into the pantheon. A final chapter suggests a number of ways of understanding the continuingvitality of the goddess as a mythic presence in the lives of contemporary Hindus. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Google Books — Chargement... GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)294.52114Religions Other Religions Religions of Indic origin Hinduism Theological Conceptions and Doctrines Various Objects of Worship Gods & Goddesses Female goddessesClassification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne:
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