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UNINA9910456422003321 |
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Autore |
McDermott Rachel Fell |
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Titolo |
Encountering Kali [[electronic resource] ] : In the Margins, At the Center, in the West |
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Berkeley, Calif. ; ; London, : University of California Press, 2003 |
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ISBN |
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0-520-92817-2 |
1-59734-598-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (341 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Religion |
Philosophy & Religion |
Hinduism |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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illustrations; acknowledgments; about the chapter silhouettes; notes on transliteration; Introducing Kali Studies; part I: Kal in the Texts and Contexts of South Asia; part II: Kal in Western Settings, Western Discourses; appendix: Documentary Film and Video Resources for Teaching on Kal and Fierce Goddesses; select bibliography; contributors; index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Encountering Kalõ explores one of the most remarkable divinities the world has seen--the Hindu goddess Kalõ. She is simultaneously understood as a blood-thirsty warrior, a goddess of ritual possession, a Tantric sexual partner, and an all-loving, compassionate Mother. |
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