Description:
The Devi-Mahatmya is well-known to both devotees and scholars of the Indian Great Goddess. The central task in this study is to explore how an anonymous Sanskrit text articulates a view of ultimate reality as feminine when there is virtually no precedent in the Sanskrit for such a view. To accomplish this task, an appropriate method of scriptural analysis is developed. This involves an examination of Hindu understanding of the Puranas and of the Devi-Mahatmya in particular, along with consideration of several recent scholarly discussions, in India and elsewhere. The study culminates in annotated translations of the text's hymns.
About the Author
Thomas B. Coburn is the Charles A. Dana Professor of Religious Studies and has many academic works to his credit.
Specification:
- Product Code: BK11580
- Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publishers
- Edition : January 1, 2002
- Pages : 359
- Weight : 500 gm.
- Size : 0.5 x 5.6 x 8.7 inches
- Cover : Hardcover
- Auther : Thomas B. Coburn
- Language : English
- ISBN: 8120805577, 978-8120805576
Description
Description:
The Devi-Mahatmya is well-known to both devotees and scholars of the Indian Great Goddess. The central task in this study is to explore how an anonymous Sanskrit text articulates a view of ultimate reality as feminine when there is virtually no precedent in the Sanskrit for such a view. To accomplish this task, an appropriate method of scriptural analysis is developed. This involves an examination of Hindu understanding of the Puranas and of the Devi-Mahatmya in particular, along with consideration of several recent scholarly discussions, in India and elsewhere. The study culminates in annotated translations of the text's hymns.
About the Author
Thomas B. Coburn is the Charles A. Dana Professor of Religious Studies and has many academic works to his credit.
Specification:
- Product Code: BK11580
- Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publishers
- Edition : January 1, 2002
- Pages : 359
- Weight : 500 gm.
- Size : 0.5 x 5.6 x 8.7 inches
- Cover : Hardcover
- Auther : Thomas B. Coburn
- Language : English
- ISBN: 8120805577, 978-8120805576
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