The Goddesses’Mirror: Visions of the Divine from East and West

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In this book, you can see how the divine has been perceived in feminine form. Here are ten of the best known goddesses from a variety of cultures – East and West, past and present. A wide range is presented, from the fierce Durga, to the gentle, but firm. Sita: from the erotic goddesses inanna and Aphrodite. to the chaste igures or Mary and Athena: from goddesses closely associated with material wealth such as Laksmi, to ethereal goddesses such as Kuan-yin.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR David Kinsley

David Kinsley is Associate Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada. He is the author of other books on Hinduism including The Sword and the Flute-Kali and Krsna, Dark Visions of the Terrible and the Sublime in Hindu Mythology (University of California Press, 1975), The Divine Player-A Study of Krsna Lila (Motilal Banarsidass, 1978)