TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kinsley, David
TI  - Hindu goddesses: visions of the divine feminine in the Hindu religious tradition
SN  - 8120803795
U1  - 291.2114 
PY  - 1986///
CY  - Delhi
PB  - M.B.Pub.
KW  - Goddesses -- Vedas
KW  - Religion -- Vedas
N1  - 1. Goddesses in Vedic Literature
Ujas
PrthivT
Aditi
Sarasvatl
Vac
Nirrti
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Minor Vedic Goddesses
Conclusion
2. Sri-Lak$ml
The Early History of SrT-Lak^ml
SrI-Lak$mT in Later Hinduism
SrT-Lak$mI in the Pancaratra and Sri Vai$nava Schools
The Worship of Srl-Lak$ml
3. Parvati
Early References to Parvati
The Mythology of SatI
The Mythology of Parvati
Tension and Resolution
Devotion and Grace
4. Sarasvatl
Sarasvatl as a River
Sarasvatl in Later Hinduism
5. Sita
The Early History of Sita
Kings and the Fertility of the Earth
The Ideal Wife
Ideal Devotee and Intermediary
6. Radha
The Early History of Radha
The CopTTradition
Radha as Belonging to Another (Paraktya)
Radha as Belonging to Kr$na (Svakiya)
7. Durga
The Warrior Goddess
The Worship of Durga
8. Kali
Early History
The Later History and the Significance of KalT
9. The Mahadevi
Central Theological and Philosophical Characteristics
Mythological Characteristics and Functions
Auspicious and Terrible Forms
10. The Matfkas
The Early History of the Matrkas
The Matrkas in the Later Tradition
11. Tara, Chinnamasta, and the Mahavidyas
The Mahavidyas
Tara
Chinnamasta
12. Goddesses and Sacred Geography
Earth as a Goddess/India as a Goddess
The Sakta PUhas
The Ganges and the Sacrality of Rivers
13. Village Goddesses
The Local Rootedness of the Village Goddesses
Mythological Themes
Festivals
Death, Disease, and Ambivalence
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