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Vicissitudes of the Goddess: Reconstructions of the Gramadevata in India's Religious Traditions Padma, Sree (Executive Director, Executive Director, Inter-collegiate Sri Lanka (ISLE) Program, Bowdoin College)
Vicissitudes of the Goddess: Reconstructions of the Gramadevata in India's Religious Traditions
Padma, Sree (Executive Director, Executive Director, Inter-collegiate Sri Lanka (ISLE) Program, Bowdoin College)
Drawing on archaeological, artistic, sculptural and inscriptional sources and participant/observer insights, Sree Padma reconstructs a history of goddess worship in India from ancient times (before the rise of Buddhism and bhakti) to contemporary cults of deified women.
352 pages, 96 illus.
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | December 12, 2013 |
| ISBN13 | 9780199325023 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Pages | 384 |
| Dimensions | 238 × 161 × 25 mm · 737 g |
| Language | English |