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The Mountain Goddess
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Author : Shelley Schanfield
language : en
Publisher: Shelley Schanfield
Release Date : 2016-10-04
The Mountain Goddess written by Shelley Schanfield and has been published by Shelley Schanfield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-04 with India categories.
A beautiful warrior princess. A tormented prince. A terrible choice between love, duty, and spiritual freedom.
Mountain Goddess
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Author : William Sturman Sax
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand
Release Date : 1991
Mountain Goddess written by William Sturman Sax and has been published by Oxford University Press on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Law categories.
Every few decades, thousands of Hindu villagers in the Central Himalayas of North India carry their regional goddess Nandadevi in a bridal palanquin to her husband Shiva's home, walking barefoot over icebound mountain passes to a lake surrounded by human bones. This Royal Pilgrimage of Nandadevi is a ritual dramatization of the post-marital journeys of married women from their natal homes to their husbands' homes. Mountain Goddessis an anthropological study of this pilgrimage and the cult of Nandadevi, especially as they relate to local women's lives. The author shows how Nandadevi's appeal stems from the fact that her mythology parallels the life-courses of the local peasant women, and that her ritual procession imitates their annual journey to the village of their birth. Drawing on formal Indian theories, verbal commentaries, songs, interviews, articles, propaganda, legends, pan-Indian Sanskrit liturgies, historical documents, and the author's remarkable personal account of the pilgrimage, this gripping narrative is a unique resource for courses in the anthropology of religion, Hinduism, and folklore, ritual, and gender studies.
Goddess Of The Mountain Harvest
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Author : Brenda Gates Smith
language : en
Publisher: Onyx Books
Release Date : 1999
Goddess Of The Mountain Harvest written by Brenda Gates Smith and has been published by Onyx Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Fiction categories.
In this new prehistoric novel by the author of "Secrets of the Ancient Goddess, " a village of peaceful harvesters, threatened by barbaric horsemen from the north, must choose between two powerful women for their high priestess to the Great Goddess--and decide the fate of every generation to come.
The Valley Of The Mountain Goddess
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Author : Joseph Narimattom
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2011-02-06
The Valley Of The Mountain Goddess written by Joseph Narimattom and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-02-06 with Fiction categories.
The adventures of two twelve-year-old boys from the Western Ghats of India who rescue a kidnapped girl in the legendary and dangerous jungles of the Valley of the Mountain Godess.
The Legend Of The Mountain God And The River Goddess
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Author : Brice Nguyen
language : en
Publisher: Brice Nguyen
Release Date : 2024-04-03
The Legend Of The Mountain God And The River Goddess written by Brice Nguyen and has been published by Brice Nguyen this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-04-03 with Fiction categories.
The Legend of the Mountain God and the River Goddess is a classic Vietnamese folktale, a celebration of Vietnamese culture and values. This story shows us that the truest form of courage lies in seeking harmony where there is discord. Hoa's journey is a reminder that even the humblest hearts have the power to bridge divides and heal age-old rifts, reaffirming that peace is not just a truce between mighty forces, but a legacy left for every generation to uphold. The Legend of the Mountain God and the River Goddess is a timeless tale that continues to inspire people of all ages to this day.
The Mountain S Blood
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Author : Lari Don
language : en
Publisher: Barrington Stoke
Release Date : 2011-01-01
The Mountain S Blood written by Lari Don and has been published by Barrington Stoke this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-01-01 with Children's stories categories.
Inanna's bored of being the goddess of love - how dull When a volcano begins to make her people's lives a misery she decides to take it on. None of her brothers will help her so she faces it single-handedly, and her victory inspires her to become the goddess of war - as well as love.
The Faces Of The Goddess
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Author : Lotte Motz
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 1997-08-21
The Faces Of The Goddess written by Lotte Motz and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-08-21 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
The belief that the earliest humans worshipped a sovereign, nurturing, maternal earth goddess is a popular one. It has been taken up as fact by the media, who routinely depict modern goddess-worshippers as "reviving" the ancient religions of our ancestors. Feminist scholars contend that, in the primordial religions, the Great Mother was honored as the primary, creative force, giving birth to the world, granting fertility to both crops and humans, and ruling supreme over her family pantheon. The peaceful, matriarchal farming societies that worshipped her were eventually wiped out or subjugated by nomadic, patriarchal warrior tribes such as the early Hebrews, who brought their male God to overthrow the Great Mother: the first step in the creation and perpetuation of a brutal, male-dominated society and its attendant oppression and degradation of women. In The Faces of the Goddess, Lotte Motz sets out to test this hypothesis by examining the real female deities of early human cultures. She finds no trace of the Great Mother in their myths or in their worship. From the Eskimos of the arctic wasteland, whose harsh life even today most closely mirrors the earliest hunter gatherers, to the rich cultures of the sunny Fertile Crescent and the islands of Japan, Motz looks at a wide range of goddesses who are called Mother, or who give birth in their myths. She finds that these goddesses have varying origins as ancestor deities, animal protectors, and other divinities, rather than stemming from a common Mother Goddess archetype. For instance, Sedna, the powerful goddess whose chopped-off fingers became the seals and fish that were the Eskimos' chief source of food, had nothing to do with human fertility. Indeed, human motherhood was held in such low esteem that Eskimo women were forced to give birth completely alone, with no human companionship and no helpful deities of childbirth. Likewise, while various Mexican goddesses ruled over healing, women's crafts, motherhood and childbirth, and functioned as tribal protectors or divine ancestors, none of them either embodied the earth itself or granted fertility to the crops: for that the Mexicans looked to the male gods of maize and of rain. Nor were the rituals of these goddesses nurturing or peaceful. The goddess Cihuacoatl, who nurtured the creator god Quetzalcoatl and helped him create humanity, was worshipped with human sacrifices who were pushed into a fire, removed while still alive, and their hearts were cut out. And Motz closely examines the Anatolian goddess Cybele, the "Magna Mater" most often cited as an example of a powerful mother goddess. Hers were the last of the great pagan mysteries of the Mediterranean civilizations to fall before Christianity. But Cybele herself never gives birth, nor does she concern herself with aiding women in childbirth or childrearing. She is not herself a mother, and the male character figuring most prominently in her myths is Attis, her chaste companion. Tellingly, Cybele's priests dedicate themselves to her by castrating themselves, thus mimicking Attis's death--a very odd way to venerate a goddess of fertility. To depict these earlier goddesses as peaceful and nurturing mothers, as is often done, is to deny them their own complex and sophisticated nature as beings who were often violent and vengeful, delighting in sacrifice, or who reveled in their eroticism and were worshipped as harlots. The idea of a nurturing Mother Goddess is very powerful. In this challenging book, however, Motz shows that She is a product of our own age, not of earlier ones. By discarding this simplistic and worn-out paradigm, we can open the door to a new way of thinking about feminine spirituality and religious experience.
Woman Of The Mountain
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Author : Angela Caperton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008-09-01
Woman Of The Mountain written by Angela Caperton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-09-01 with Fiction categories.
The fate of Corsinium depends upon Adita's passion. Within her mountain temple, Adita, High Priestess of the goddess Zenthe, presides over orgiastic rites of love and desire... Only the most brave suitors dare approach her, for failure to please the High Priestess can only end in tragedy. As land and people suffer from droughts, floods and war, Adita must find the a way to lift Zenthe's sorrow, even if it means sacrificing her own desires to serve her beloved goddess, and all Corsinium. Casmin's destiny had always been to serve Zenthe. Now as Captain of the temple guard, Casmin must balance his forbidden love for Adita, the deadly allure of the First Priestess and the growing threat of the rival god Kahmudj. When all the forces of deity and love converge, it takes all Adita's will, Casmin's strength, and an erotic rite powerful enough to shake creation itself to spare Corsinium a cataclysmic end...
Lady Of The Mountain Hall A Skadi Devotional
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Author : Laura "Snow" Fuller
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2019-11-05
Lady Of The Mountain Hall A Skadi Devotional written by Laura "Snow" Fuller and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-05 with Religion categories.
The ancient Norse goddess of winter and the hunt, who dared to challenge all the gods to win justice. . . Skadi challenges us today to live lives of strength, honor, honesty, and self-reliance. Forgotten by most of the world for a thousand years, she is still here, and she still calls to women and men who embrace the challenges of living fully. This book is a beginning of the path to knowing her. May it lead you to know her wisdom, courage, and might!
Visions Of The Goddess
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Author : Sherrill Miller
language : en
Publisher: Penguin Press HC
Release Date : 1998
Visions Of The Goddess written by Sherrill Miller and has been published by Penguin Press HC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
Through breathtaking photos of natural landscapes and in-depth histories of goddess archetypes for each region shown, this volume takes readers back in time through the eyes of the ancient peoples. 125 color photos.
