South Asian Goddesses and the Natural Environment is a multidisciplinary collection of 11 essays ranging from the pre-Vedic to the modern era and incorporating

This multidisciplinary collection presents 11 essays ranging from the pre-Vedic to the modern era and incorporating research on Hindu, Buddhist and tribal cultu

American and Indian scholars of religion, anthropology, women's studies, and psychology look at the complex relationship between the living worship of female di

In recent decades, East Asia has gained prominence and has become synonymous with Asia, while other Asian regions, such as South and Southeast Asia, have been s

Not A Book About A Single Goddess Or Even About A Variety Of South Asian Goddesses, This Volume Raises Questions About Images Of Deities As Symbols And The Ways