Goddess on the Rise
Title | Goddess on the Rise PDF eBook |
Author | Philip Taylor |
Publisher | |
Pages | 352 |
Release | 2004-03-31 |
Genre | Religion |
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An innovative and multidimensional account of translocal religious practice, this sophisticated study, the first of its kind for Vietnam, blurs disciplinary boundaries and disrupts preconceived images of Vietnamese society.
Goddess on the Rise
Title | Goddess on the Rise PDF eBook |
Author | Philip Taylor |
Publisher | University of Hawaii Press |
Pages | 344 |
Release | 2004-03-31 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0824844513 |
Since the early 1990s, the shrine of Ba Chua Xu, the Lady of the Realm, has become the most visited religious site in southern Vietnam, receiving more than a million visitors annually. Mother, benevolent creditor, healer, relationship advisor, business consultant, the Lady of the Realm is one of a group of goddesses whose shrines attract devotees from all corners of rural and urban society. Goddess on the Rise follows these pilgrims' pathways, taking readers on a journey through a cultural landscape of popular rites, beliefs, and exegesis into a world where female deities reign supreme. Philip Taylor's in-depth study of pilgrimage introduces readers to the practical expectations, passions, and controversies that surround the goddesses, bringing to life the effervescence, creativity, and flux of modern Vietnamese religion. He offers important insights into people's everyday experience of the profound economic, cultural, and social transformations underway in this socialist country.
Goddess Unmasked
Title | Goddess Unmasked PDF eBook |
Author | Philip G. Davis |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2008-12-30 |
Genre | Feminist spirituality |
ISBN | 9781890626204 |
Provides the first critical evaluation by a qualified scholar of the theological, anthropological, and historical claims of the "Goddess" movement, the most influential form of radical feminist spirituality, As its acolytes both within and without traditional churches grow in number, Goddess spirituality is one of the striking religious success stories of our day. Yet few have examined its purported ancient pedigree or its promises of sexual justice and social harmony, claims now exposed as a ridiculous but dangerous sham.
The Rise of the Goddess in the Hindu Tradition
Title | The Rise of the Goddess in the Hindu Tradition PDF eBook |
Author | Tracy Pintchman |
Publisher | State University of New York Press |
Pages | 302 |
Release | 2015-04-15 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1438416180 |
This book explores the rise of the Great Goddess by focusing on the development of saakti (creative energy), maya (objective illusion), and prakr(materiality) from Vedic times to the late Puranic period, clarifying how these principles became central to her theology.
She Rises Like the Sun
Title | She Rises Like the Sun PDF eBook |
Author | Janine Canan |
Publisher | |
Pages | 282 |
Release | 1989 |
Genre | Poetry |
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Rise of the Goddess
Title | Rise of the Goddess PDF eBook |
Author | A. L. Garris |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2023-07-11 |
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The Book of the Goddess, Past and Present
Title | The Book of the Goddess, Past and Present PDF eBook |
Author | Carl Olson |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Goddess religion |
ISBN | 9781577662730 |
"This comprehensive text, highly acclaimed as the premier sourcebook on goddesses, introduces students of religion to the various manifestations and complex nature of the goddess. Often a stranger to contemporary devotees of monotheistic religions, the goddess forces the recognition of female power, which can transform deeply held beliefs. The recent renewed interest in goddesses and the rise of feminist scholarship are addressed in this well-chosen collection of essays, written by an international group of scholars. The book elucidates the diverse religious cultures and periods of history in which goddesses have played an important role by providing examples of ancient and modern goddesses in Eastern and Western religious traditions, in major world and tribal religions, and in living religions and those no longer practiced."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved