Buddhist goddesses of india
Auteur :
Shaw, Miranda
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691168548
Date de publication :
25 août 2015
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
992 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
The Indian Buddhist world abounds with goddesses--graceful nature divinities, maternal nurturers, potent healers, mighty protectors, transcendent wisdom figures, cosmic mothers of liberation, and dancing female Buddhas. Despite their importance in Buddhist thought and practice, female deities have received relatively little scholarly attention, and