In Hinduism, 'God' very often means 'Goddess'. The present book is a collection of essays revealing the complex feminine divinity in Hinduism in relation to Devi, the great Goddess - presenting the liquid Goddess, energy of the River Ganges, the possessing, entralling heat of Bhagavati and Seranvali, the local Goddess like Vindhyavasini and global like Kali, the ancient like Saranyu and modem like Bharat Mata. After a prologue on the 'The Goddess in India' by ...
This volume deals with the Hindu conception of God as a Woman. For the first time scholars provide a collective portrait of the Goddesses of India.