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OverviewThis 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Sree Padma (Executive Director, Executive Director, Inter-collegiate Sri Lanka (ISLE) Program, Bowdoin College)Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 23.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 16.30cm Weight: 0.655kg ISBN: 9780199325023ISBN 10: 0199325022 Pages: 384 Publication Date: 12 December 2013 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsTable of Contents Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Goddess Explained - Perspectives From the West 2. Contextualizing the Fertility Goddess and the Gramadevata 3. Fertility Symbols of the Goddesses: Historical Renderings and Contemporary Practices 4. Profiles of Anthropomorphic Goddesses in Myth, Ritual, and History 5. Bala Perantalu: Auspicious Virgin Mothers 6. Perantalu: Auspicious Wives 7. Deifying Victimized Women: Sacrifices and Murders Conclusion BibliographyReviewsIn this monumental book, Sree Padma traces the history of village goddess traditions in Andhra Pradesh, India from prehistoric to contemporary times. She engages an impressive array of textual, material, and ethnographic sources to explore both continuities and transformations in goddess cults. This book will change how scholars think about South Asian goddesses. - Tracy Pintchman, Director of International Studies, Loyola University Chicago A coherent and convincing thesis on goddess worship...Padma's methodological approach combining anthropology, archaeology, history, and mythology is refreshing and boldly successful...Her synthesis of pre-Vedic, Buddhist, Jaina, Vaisnava, and Saiva material into the framework of village goddess worship enriches her findings and makes her study unique...Her appraisals of on-the-ground religious practices past and present offer much to experts and non-experts interested in a new lens through which to approach Indic religions. --H-NET In this monumental book, Sree Padma traces the history of village goddess traditions in Andhra Pradesh, India from prehistoric to contemporary times. She engages an impressive array of textual, material, and ethnographic sources to explore both continuities and transformations in goddess cults. This book will change how scholars think about South Asian goddesses. - Tracy Pintchman, Director of International Studies, Loyola University Chicago <br> In this monumental book, Sree Padma traces the history of village goddess traditions in Andhra Pradesh, India from prehistoric to contemporary times. She engages an impressive array of textual, material, and ethnographic sources to explore both continuities and transformations in goddess cults. This book will change how scholars think about South Asian goddesses. - Tracy Pintchman, Director of International Studies, Loyola University Chicago <br><p><br> Author InformationSree Padma is the executive director of the Inter-Collegiate Sri Lanka Education (ISLE) Program, a study abroad program in Sri Lanka. She also teaches at Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, offering courses on the cultural history of south Asia. She is the author of Costume, Coiffure, and Ornament in the Temple Sculpture of Northern Andhra (1991) and the co-editor of Buddhism in the Krishna River Valley of Andhra (2008). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |