| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 260 pages) |
| 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 |
| Summary |
This collection of nine essays looks at the phenomenon of the female guru both in its original Indian context, where Hindu women leaders have been unusual but not unknown, and as it has evolved on the American scene |
| Notes |
Based partly on a panel presented by the RISA at the AAR meeting in Boston, 1999 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Hindu women saints -- Biography
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Gurus -- India -- Biography
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Women in Hinduism.
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11.92 Hinduism.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- General.
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RELIGION -- Comparative Religion.
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Gurus
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Hindu women saints
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Women in Hinduism
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Hinduismus
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Guru
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Frau
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Gurus.
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Women.
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India
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India.
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United States.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| 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 |
9780199849963 |
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019984996X |
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9780199726943 |
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0199726949 |
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