This volume deals with the Hindu conception of God as a Woman. For the first time scholars provide a collective portrait of the Goddesses of India. The book is the outcome of papers presented in a conference on world Religious. The four of these paper was Radha, The lover and consort of Krishna.

The Divine Consort: Radha and the Godesses of India

Religion & Spirituality

John Stratton Hawley

Hinduism

Motilal Banarsidass

Every year thousands of pilgrims travel to Brindavan, the village where Krishna is said to have lived as a child. There, in one of north India's great spiritual centres, they witness a series of religious dramas called raslilas, whose central roles are performed by children. By translating four plays that collectively span this cycle, John Hawley provides a lively perspective on the mythology of Krishna as Hindus experience it today. 
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At Play with Krishna: Pilgrimage Dramas From Brindavan

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Motilal Banarsidass Pub

The monotheistic religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have severely limited the portrayal of the divine as feminine. But in Hinduism "God" very often means "Goddess." This extraordinary collection explores twelve different Hindu goddesses, all of whom are in some way related to Devi, the Great Goddess. They range from the liquid goddess-energy of the River Ganges to the possessing, entrancing heat of Bhagavati and Seranvali. They are local, like Vindhyavasini, and global, like Kali; ancient, like Saranyu, and modern, like "Mother India." The collection combines analysis of texts with intensive fieldwork, allowing the reader to see how goddesses are worshiped in everyday life. In these compelling essays, the divine feminine in Hinduism is revealed as never before—fascinating, contradictory, powerful.

Devi Goddesses of India

The Life of Hinduism

Literature & Fiction

Aleph Book Company

S?rd?s: Poet, Singer, Sain

Primus Books

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