Victory to the Mother: The Hindu Goddess of Northwest India in Myth, Ritual, and Symbol

ISBN-13: 9780195070156 / Angielski / Miękka / 1993 / 232 str.

Kathleen M. Erndl

Opis

The worship of Devi (the Goddess) is one of the most vigorous and visible religious phenomena in northwest India today. This study uses interviews, participant observations, and textual analysis to explore the nature of the Goddess and her devotees' experience of her.