Vicissitudes of the Goddess: reconstructions of the Gramadevata in India's religious traditions

Goddess explained, perspectives from the West -- Contextualizing the fertility goddess and the Gramadevata -- Fertility symbols of goddesses : historical renderings and contemporary practices -- Profiles of anthropomorphic goddesses in myth, ritual, and history -- Bala Perantalu : auspicious virgin...

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Main Author: Sree Padma 1956- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Oxford [u.a.] Oxford University Press 2013
In:Year: 2013
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Andhra Pradesh / Hinduism / Folk religion / Goddess
Further subjects:B Folk Religion History India Andhra Pradesh
B Hindu goddesses (India) (Andhra Pradesh)
B Hindu goddesses India Andhra Pradesh
B Folk Religion (India) (Andhra Pradesh) History
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