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Vicissitudes of the Goddess - Reconstructions of the Gramadevata in India's Religious Traditions (Hardcover)
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Vicissitudes of the Goddess - Reconstructions of the Gramadevata in India's Religious Traditions (Hardcover)
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This book provides a detailed history of Hindu goddess traditions
with a special focus on the local goddesses of Andhra Pradesh, past
and present. The antiquity and the evolution of these goddess
traditions are illustrated and documented with the help of
archaeological reports, literary sources, inscriptions and art.
Tracing the symbols and images of goddess into the brahmanical
(Saiva and Vaisnava), Buddhist, and Jaina religious traditions, the
book argues effectively how and with what motivations goddesses and
their symbolizations were appropriated and transformed. The book
also examines the evolution of popular Hindu goddesses such as
Durga and Kali, discussing their tribal and agricultural
backgrounds. It also deals extensively with how and in what
circumstances women are deified and shows how these deified women
cults share characteristics with the village goddesses.
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