Description |
xi, 260 pages ; 25 cm |
Note |
Based partly on a panel presented by the RISA at the AAR meeting in Boston, 1999. |
Contents |
Introduction: Hindu female gurus in historical and philosophical context / Karen Pechilis -- Sita Devi, an early Vaishnava guru / Rebecca J. Manring -- The life of Gauri Ma / Carol S. Anderson -- Anandamayi Ma, the bliss-filled divine mother / Lisa Lassell Hallstrom -- Fusion of the soul: Jayashri Ma and the primordial mother / June McDaniel -- Mother Meera, avatar / Cathrine Cornille -- Gurus and goddesses, deities and devotees / Vasudha Narayanan -- Shree Ma of Kamakkhya / Loriliai Biernacki -- Ammachi, the mother of compassion / Selva J. Raj -- Gurumayi, the play of Shakti and guru / Karen Pechilis. |
Subject |
Hindu women saints -- Biography.
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Hindu women saints. |
Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Subject |
Gurus -- India -- Biography.
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Gurus. |
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India. |
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Women in Hinduism.
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Women in Hinduism. |
Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Biographies.
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Added Author |
Pechilis, Karen.
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American Academy of Religion. Religion in South Asia Section.
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American Academy of Religion. Meeting (1999 : Boston, Mass.)
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ISBN |
0195145372 cloth alkaline paper |
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0195145380 paperback alkaline paper |
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