God as Mother: A Feminine Theology in India : an Historical and Theological Study of the Brahmavaivarta PurānaToday's societies of both East and West are seeking a new respect for womanhood. In his study of the Brahmavaivarta Purana, a Sanskrit text, the author awakens such appreciation for a feminine theology. |
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Introduction | 1 |
CULTURAL HISTORICAL AND THEOLOGICAL BACKGROUND | 7 |
History of the Text 776 | 21 |
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God as Mother: A Feminine Theology in India ; an Historical and Theological ... Cheever Mackenzie Brown No preview available - 1974 |
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according adhyāya amsa appears aspect Atman attain avatāras bhakti bhaktilakṣaṇa BhBhP body Brahman Brahmavaivarta Caitanya school chapter copulative cosmogony cosmic cosmogonic creation dāsya DBhP deities desire Devi devotion divine doctrine Durgā epithet eternal extant BVP female feminine theology five Gail Gaṇeśa goddesses gods Goloka gunas Gupta Hari Hazra Hindu historical identified incarnation India jiva jñāna kalā Kalpa Kāma karma KJKh Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa says Kṛṣṇaite kṛṣṇasya KūrP Lakṣmi left side legends Lord manifestation mantra masculine MatP māyā meditation mokṣa mother mukti Nārada Nārāyaṇa NarP NārPR nature navadhā Nimbārka nine acts nirguna notion original PadP parallel passage Prakṛti Pums Purana Purāņas Purāņic Purușa Rādhā referred regarded relation role saguna śaktis Samkara Sanskrit Sarasvati seems sevā sevana Śiva smṛti śruti Supreme Tantric tion Vaikuntha Vaiṣṇava Vaisnavas Vallabha Vang various Vedas Venk verse Viṣņu wife worship