The Goddesses' Mirror: Visions of the Divine from East and WestSUNY Press, 1 Jan 1989 - 320 halaman In this book, you can see how the divine has been perceived in feminine form. Here are ten of the best known goddesses from a variety of cultures -- East and West, past and present. A wide range is presented, from the fierce Durga, to the gentle, but firm, Sita; from the erotic goddeses Inanna and Aphrodite, to the chaste figures of Mary and Athena; from goddesses closely associated with material wealth such as Laksmi, to ethereal goddesses such as Kuan-yin. Each goddess is treated separately in considerable detail to provide a distinct and clear portrait of her special "personality" and meaning within her own cultural context. At the same time, each chapter has a similar structure and style to enhance comparisons among the goddesses. An attempt is made in each case to draw upon both elite and popular sources of information. The Introduction and Conclusion consider important central questions closely connected with goddess scholarship, for example, the possibility of a prepatriarchal culture in which goddess worship was central, the difficulty of recovering female religious experience in goddess traditions that exist in male-dominated cultures, and the extent to which an overarching goddess theology can be implied in the goddess traditions that remain known to us. |
Isi
Durga Warrior Goddess and Cosmic Queen | 3 |
Kuanyin the Chinese Goddess of Mercy | 25 |
Lakshmi Goddess of Abundance and Luck | 53 |
Amaterasu the Japanese Ancestral Goddess | 71 |
Sita the Ideal Wife | 91 |
Inanna Queen of Heaven and Earth | 113 |
Athena Goddess of Culture and Civilization | 139 |
Isis Heavenly Queen | 165 |
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The Goddesses' Mirror: Visions of the Divine from East and West David Kinsley Pratinjau terbatas - 1989 |
The Goddesses' Mirror: Visions of the Divine from East and West David Kinsley Pratinjau terbatas - 1988 |
Istilah dan frasa umum
Amaterasu ancient Aphrodite Aphrodite's aspect associated Athena Avalokitesvara battle beauty birth Bodhisattva Buddhist central century child Christian church cosmic creation crops cult culture death demon depicted described Devi-māhātmya devotees divine dominated Dumuzi Durga Durgā Pūjā earth Evelyn-White example father female feminine fertility festival Goddess of Love gods Graeco-Roman World Greek Grigson Heracles Hesiod Hindu holy Homeric Hymns Horus human husband Ibid identified important Inanna Indian Isis Isis's Izanagi Japanese Jesus Jinnō Shōtōki king Kuan-yin Laksmi land lotus male deities marriage Mary Mary's Māyā Meaning of Aphrodite Miao Shan mother myth mythology nature Osiris popular prepatriarchal presence Queen of Heaven Rāma Rama's Rāmāyaṇa Rāvana relationship religion rituals role royal savior says seems sexual Shinto shrine Sītā spirit Śrī Śrī-Lakṣmi story suggests Sumer Susanoo sword symbol temple tradition trans University Press Virgin Virgin of Guadalupe Visņu wife woman women worship York Zeus
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