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" The rise of the Goddess in the Hindu tradition / "
Tracy Pintchman.
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1022638
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b777008
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Pintchman, Tracy.
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The rise of the Goddess in the Hindu tradition /\ Tracy Pintchman.
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Albany, N.Y. :: State University of New York Press,, ©1994.
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1 online resource (xii, 288 pages)
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058506265X
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0791421112
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0791421120
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9780791421116
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9780791421123
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-273) and index.
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Introduction. Setting the stage ; Textual issues ; Summary of the book -- The feminine principle in the Vedas. Cosmogony, cosmology, and goddesses in the Vedas ; Saṃhitās ; Brāhmaṇas ; Upaniṣads -- Prakṛti, Māyā, and Śakti: the feminine principle in philosophical discourse. Prakṛti ; Māyā ; Śakti -- The feminine principle in Purāṇic cosmogony and cosmology. Introduction to the goddess materials in the epics and Purāṇas ; The devil-Māhātmya ; Cosmogony and goddesses in the Purāṇas ; Primary creation (Sarga): basic cosmogony ; Secondary creation (Pratisarga) ; The explicit introduction of the feminine element in creation: Prakṛti/Śakti as the consort of God ; Integration of the feminine principle in accounts of cosmogony: Sarga and Pratisarga -- Concluding remarks. Resume ; Further implications of the study: historical and socio-political implications ; Further implications of the study: cultural implications.
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God (Hinduism)
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Hindu goddesses.
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Déesses hindoues.
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Dieu (Hindouisme)
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11.92 Hinduism.
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Déesses hindoues.
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Dieux hindous.
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Geschichte
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God (Hinduism)
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Göttin
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Hindu goddesses.
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Hinduismus
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Mythologie hindoue.
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RELIGION-- Hinduism-- Theology.
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Godinnen.
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Hindoeïsme.
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294.5/2114
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BL1216.2.P56 1994eb
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11.92bcl
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RR 39962rvk
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