Offering Flowers, Feeding Skulls
Popular Goddess Worship in West Bengal
Seiten
2004
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-516790-0 (ISBN)
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-516790-0 (ISBN)
In 'Offering Flowers, Feeding Skulls', June McDaniel provides an overview of Bengali goddess worship or Shakti. She identifies three major forms of goddess worship, and examines each through its myths, folklore, songs, rituals, sacred texts, and practitioners, tracing these strands through Bengali culture.
In Offering Flowers, Feeding Skulls, June McDaniel provides an exhaustive, accessibly written overview of Bengali goddess worship or Shakti. McDaniel identifies three major forms of goddess worship, and examines each through its myths, folklore, songs, rituals, sacred texts, and practitioners. Drawing on years of fieldwork and extensive research, McDaniel paints a rich, expansive portrait of this fascinating religious tradition.
In Offering Flowers, Feeding Skulls, June McDaniel provides an exhaustive, accessibly written overview of Bengali goddess worship or Shakti. McDaniel identifies three major forms of goddess worship, and examines each through its myths, folklore, songs, rituals, sacred texts, and practitioners. Drawing on years of fieldwork and extensive research, McDaniel paints a rich, expansive portrait of this fascinating religious tradition.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 15.7.2004 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 229 x 152 mm |
| Gewicht | 708 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-516790-2 / 0195167902 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-516790-0 / 9780195167900 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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