Mother Goddesses In Kathmandu
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Mother Goddesses In Kathmandu
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Author : Musashi Tachikawa
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
Mother Goddesses In Kathmandu written by Musashi Tachikawa and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Art, Hindu categories.
A Study Of 15 Temples, Their Structure And History Which Possess The Images Of Eight Matrkas. Furnishes Material For Hindu Iconography In Nepal. Has 26 Chapters And Is Profusely Illustrated 272 Plates In Black And White.
Goddesses Of Kathmandu Valley
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Author : Arun Gupto
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2018-05-15
Goddesses Of Kathmandu Valley written by Arun Gupto and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-15 with Religion categories.
In South Asia goddesses are conceptualized and worshipped in a fascinatingrange of forms – from cosmic beings to bacterial manifestations, from human-like appearances to creatures with animal and insect semblances. This book maps the diverse identities of goddesses through metaphors of Grace, Rage and Knowledge, and offers an in-depth insight into femininity, sexual politics, ritual worship, religion, ecology and gender. The volume explores how these deity attributes are expressed and embedded through anthropomorphic as well as inorganic forms of nature: beautiful women, multi-legged and many-armed animals, epistemic selves, demonic beings, glamorous personifications and also grotesque sub-humans. The second edition contains an Epilogue which further explores how the discourses on Goddesses are moulded by the myth and folklore. It opens discussions on how the dynamism of Goddess cultures have been appropriated into contemporary variations of those archetypes over time. This book will be useful to scholars and researchers of religious studies, cultural studies, folklore, art, literature, sociology and gender studies, especially those interested in Nepal and Hinduism.
Living Virgin Goddess Kumari
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Author : Indra Majupuria
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
Living Virgin Goddess Kumari written by Indra Majupuria and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Hindu goddesses categories.
On religious life and customs of Nepal.
The Living Goddess
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Author : Isabella Tree
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2014-01-15
The Living Goddess written by Isabella Tree and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-15 with Literary Collections categories.
In a small medieval palace on Kathmandu’s Durbar Square lives Nepal’s famous Living Goddess—a child chosen from the Buddhist caste of goldsmiths whose role is to watch over the country and protect its people. Once she attains puberty, another girl takes her place. To Nepalis she is the embodiment of Devi and for centuries the kings of Nepal have sought her blessing to rule. Legends swirl about her. But the facts remain shrouded in secrecy and closely guarded by the Living Goddess’s priests and caretakers. Why are Buddhist girls worshipped by Hindu monarchs? Are the initiation rituals as macabre as they are rumoured to be? And what happens to Living Goddesses once they attain puberty? Using myth, religion, history and her unprecedented access to the priests, caretakers and ex-Living Godessess, Isabella Tree takes us deep into this hidden world. Through it she draws a vivid portrait of the girl-goddess, the beliefs and practices of traditional Nepal, and the uneasy journey it now makes towards modernity. Deeply felt and written over many years of travel and research, The Living Goddess is a profound, compelling and extremely moving book.
Wild Goddesses In India And Nepal
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Author : Axel Michaels
language : en
Publisher: Peter Lang Group Ag, International Academic Publishers
Release Date : 1996
Wild Goddesses In India And Nepal written by Axel Michaels and has been published by Peter Lang Group Ag, International Academic Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Foreign Language Study categories.
She kills and destroys. She causes illness and disaster. The wild goddess evokes fear and terror. People worship her with blood-sacrifices and alcohol in order to appease her rage, but also in order to participate in her power for she is at once a force of destruction and a force of regeneration, of life, and of sexuality. Her creative violence reflects the ambivalent power of nature. The idea of frightening goddesses is preserved in regionally different forms throughout South Asia. The Institute for the Science of Religions, University of Berne, and the Museum of Anthropology of the University of Zurich, coordinated a symposium on wild goddesses in India and Nepal. The papers and reports on ongoing research presented at this symposium are published in this volume.
From Goddess To Mortal
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Author : Rashmila Shakya
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
From Goddess To Mortal written by Rashmila Shakya and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Goddesses categories.
Autobiography of the author who was worshipped as virgin goddess from 1984-1991, in Nepal.
Goddesses Of Kathmandu Valley Second Edition
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Author : ARUN. GUPTO
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018
Goddesses Of Kathmandu Valley Second Edition written by ARUN. GUPTO and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with categories.
The Cult Of Kum R
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Author : Michael R. Allen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
The Cult Of Kum R written by Michael R. Allen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Cults categories.
Kathmandu The Eternal Kumari
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Author : Narayan P. Shrestha
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997
Kathmandu The Eternal Kumari written by Narayan P. Shrestha and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Kathmandu (Nepal) categories.
Domestic Mandala
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Author : John Gray
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-03-02
Domestic Mandala written by John Gray and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-02 with Social Science categories.
A rich and fascinating ethnography of domestic architecture and activities among the high caste Chhetris of Kholagaun in Nepal, this book focuses on the spatial organization, everyday activities and ritual performances that generate and display Chhetri houses as 'mandalas', sacred diagrams that are both maps of the cosmos and machines for revelation. Describing the orientation and layout of the Chhetri house and surrounding compound; it shows how the orientation and distribution of everyday social activities with the domestic mandala shape people's experience of the enigmas of their lifeworld as householders; and analyses the double significance of rituals that take place in the domestic mandala. By treating the Nepali house as more than just the background of people's everyday life, the author reveals the Chhetri everyday lifeworld as a revelation of Hindu tantric cosmology, its enigmatic illusion, and the path to liberation from it. The themes addressed in the book make a unique contribution to the fields of anthropology, architecture and human geography.