Encountering Kali: in the margins, at the center, in the West
This title explores one of the most remarkable divinities the world has seen - the Hindu goddess Kālī. She is simultaneously understood as a blood-thirsty warrior, a goddess of ritual possession, a Tantric sexual partner, and an all-loving, compassionate mother
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Berkeley
University of California Press
2003
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| In: | Year: 2003 |
| Further subjects: | B
Kālī
B Kālī (Hindu deity) B Philosophy & Religion B Religion B RELIGION ; Hinduism ; Theology B Hinduism B Electronic books |
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| Summary: | This title explores one of the most remarkable divinities the world has seen - the Hindu goddess Kālī. She is simultaneously understood as a blood-thirsty warrior, a goddess of ritual possession, a Tantric sexual partner, and an all-loving, compassionate mother |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-310) and index. - Description based on print version record |
| Physical Description: | Online Ressource (xviii, 321 p.), ill. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-520-23239-6 0-520-23239-9 978-0-520-23240-2 0-520-23240-2 978-0-520-92817-6 0-520-92817-2 1-4175-2272-0 978-1-4175-2272-9 |
