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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455465703321

Titolo

The song of the goddess [[electronic resource] ] : the Devī Gītā: spiritual counsel of the great goddess / / translated and with an introduction by C. Mackenzie Brown

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2002

ISBN

0-7914-8851-9

0-585-48325-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (159 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BrownCheever Mackenzie

Disciplina

294.5/925

Soggetti

Hindu goddesses

Hinduism

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-148).

Nota di contenuto

""The Song of the Goddess""; ""Contents""; ""A Note on the Text""; ""Introduction""; ""Translator�s Note""; ""1. The Appearance of the Great Goddess before the Mountain King Himalaya and the Gods""; ""2. The Goddess as the Supreme Cause of Creation""; ""3. The Goddess Reveals Her Cosmic Body (The Viraj)""; ""4. Instruction in the Yoga of Knowledge""; ""5. Instruction in the Eight-Limbed/ Serpentine Yoga""; ""6. The Goal of the Yogas: Knowledge of Brahman""; ""7. Instruction in the Yoga of Devotion""

""8. Further Instruction in the Yoga of Devotion: The Sacred Sites, Rites, and Festivals of the Goddess""""9. Vedic and Internal Forms of Goddess Worship""; ""10. The Tantric Form of Goddess Worship and the Disappearance of the Great Goddess""; ""Glossary""; ""Selected Bibliography""