{"product_id":"rise-of-the-goddesses-in-hindu-tradition","title":"Rise of the Goddesses in Hindu Tradition","description":"\u003ch3 data-start=\"204\" data-end=\"224\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"208\" data-end=\"224\"\u003eBook Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"226\" data-end=\"482\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"226\" data-end=\"257\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"228\" data-end=\"257\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"228\" data-end=\"239\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tracy Pintchman\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"258\" data-end=\"301\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"260\" data-end=\"301\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"260\" data-end=\"274\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sri Satguru Publications\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"302\" data-end=\"327\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"304\" data-end=\"327\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"304\" data-end=\"317\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"328\" data-end=\"349\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"330\" data-end=\"349\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"330\" data-end=\"342\"\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1997\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"350\" data-end=\"377\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"352\" data-end=\"377\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"352\" data-end=\"361\"\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9788170305217\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"378\" data-end=\"396\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"380\" data-end=\"396\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"380\" data-end=\"390\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"397\" data-end=\"421\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"399\" data-end=\"421\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"399\" data-end=\"409\"\u003eCover:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"422\" data-end=\"459\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"424\" data-end=\"459\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"424\" data-end=\"439\"\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 22.5 cm x 14.5 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"460\" data-end=\"482\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"462\" data-end=\"482\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"462\" data-end=\"473\"\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 460 gm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"484\" data-end=\"487\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"489\" data-end=\"513\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"493\" data-end=\"511\"\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"514\" data-end=\"983\"\u003eThis deeply insightful work by Tracy Pintchman traces the historical and conceptual rise of the \u003cstrong data-start=\"610\" data-end=\"638\"\u003eGreat Goddess (Mahadevi)\u003c\/strong\u003e in Hinduism by analyzing the evolving interpretations of \u003cstrong data-start=\"696\" data-end=\"705\"\u003eśakti\u003c\/strong\u003e (creative power), \u003cstrong data-start=\"724\" data-end=\"732\"\u003emāyā\u003c\/strong\u003e (illusion), and \u003cstrong data-start=\"749\" data-end=\"760\"\u003eprakṛti\u003c\/strong\u003e (material nature). Spanning from the Vedic period to the late Purāṇic era, the book unpacks how these foundational philosophical ideas gradually coalesced to form the theological core of Goddess worship in Hindu tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"985\" data-end=\"1539\"\u003ePintchman’s exploration is rigorous yet accessible, highlighting how the divine feminine is not an esoteric offshoot, but a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1109\" data-end=\"1169\"\u003ecentral and integrative force in orthodox Hindu theology\u003c\/strong\u003e. By carefully avoiding anachronistic readings, she demonstrates the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1238\" data-end=\"1279\"\u003eorganic continuity and transformation\u003c\/strong\u003e of Goddess concepts across time, without projecting later Śākta or Tantric ideologies onto earlier scriptures. 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A brilliant study of continuity and transformation in the concept of the Great Goddess.\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003cbr data-start=\"2291\" data-end=\"2294\"\u003e— \u003cstrong data-start=\"2298\" data-end=\"2320\"\u003eC. Mackenzie Brown\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-start=\"2322\" data-end=\"2583\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2324\" data-end=\"2583\"\u003e\"\u003cem data-start=\"2325\" data-end=\"2555\"\u003eThis is a conceptual adventure story told in flashbacks. The mature Goddess conception is familiar—but where it came from makes for fascinating reading. The author's engagement with gender issues is timely and thought-provoking.\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003cbr data-start=\"2556\" data-end=\"2559\"\u003e— \u003cstrong data-start=\"2563\" data-end=\"2583\"\u003eThomas B. 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