The rise of the Goddess in the Hindu tradition:
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1. Verfasser: Pintchman, Tracy (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Albany, N.Y. State University of New York Press ©1994
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-273) and index
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
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xii, 288 pages)
ISBN:058506265X
0791421112
0791421120
9780585062655
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