Goddess : divine energy
Menzies, Jackie2006
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The very word 'Goddess' conjures in our Western minds an image of the exotic, the beautiful and the generally benevolent but an ideal with perhaps just a faint hint of the tantalisingly dangerous.
Main title:
Goddess : divine energy / by Jackie Menzies
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Imprint:
Sydney Art Gallery of New South Wales 2006
Contents:
Acknowledgements - Lenders - Foreward / by Edmund Capon - Prologue - Concepts of the goddess / by Jackie Menzies - Early goddessess / by Tamara Ditrich - Nature goddesses / by Gauri Parimoo Krishnan - Goddesses in Hinduism - Lakshmi/Vishnu - Lakshmi, goddess of well being / by Anu Vedagiri and Chaya Chandrasekhar - Radha: from beloved to goddess / by B. N. Goswamy - Shakti/ Shiva - The presence of shakti / by Alan Croker - The divine androgyne: Shiva, Parvati and sexual syncretism in Indian art / by John Guy - Parvati, daughter of the mountain / by Wendy Doniger - The power of Devi - Devi, the great goddess, and the Shakta tradition / by Janice M. Glowski - Durga, slayer of the buffalo demon / by Wendy Doniger - Kali and the wisdom goddesses / by Jackie Menzies - A goddess for everyone: the mass production of divine images / by Jim Masselos - The goddess in Indian films / by Rachel Dwyer - Yoga tantra - Tantric goddess yantras / by Madhu Khanna - Devi Kundalini: the narrative of the subtle body / by Madhu Khanna - Goddesses in Buddhism - Wisdom - Prajnaparamita, goddess of wisdom / by Miranda Shaw - Dharani goddesses and female Buddhas / by Miranda Shaw - Tara, the saviouress / by Miranda Shaw - Wisdom and compassion - Vajrayana / by Chaya Chandrasekhar - Adi Buddha couples / by Chaya Chandrasekhar - Jina prajnas: female buddhas of the mandala / by Chaya Chandrasekhar - Heruka Buddha couples / by Chaya Chandrasekhar - The goddess as divine lover: Maithuna imagery in Himalayan art / by Jane Casey - Glossary / by Chaya Chandrasekhar - Index - Published to accompany an exhibition held at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 13 October, 2006 - 28 January, 2007.
ISBN:
9780734763969 (pbk)
Dewey class:
Q291.2114 GOD
Local class:
291.2114
Language:
English
BRN:
3257
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Penrith Gallery | 291.2114GOD | LE (Set: 06 Feb 2016)Not for loan (Set: 06 Feb 2016) |