{"product_id":"the-goddess-and-the-slave","title":"The Goddess and the Slave","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• \u003cstrong\u003eAuthor, Editor or Translator\u003c\/strong\u003e: Rudrani Fakir\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: INDICA BOOKS\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cstrong\u003eBound\u003c\/strong\u003e: PB\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cstrong\u003eCountry of Origin\u003c\/strong\u003e: India\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages\u003c\/strong\u003e: 533\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cstrong\u003eWeight and Dimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 700 gm, 21.5x14x3 cm\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9788186569573\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing upon the rich inter-connected levels of meaning within the Fakir culture, especially with respect to the living, breathing paradigmatic Mother–as Nature, as the Goddess to be worshipped and as the mother whose service is her identity–\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Goddess and the Slave\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e demonstrates the crisis faced by the unique Baul-Fakir \u003ci\u003esadhana\u003c\/i\u003e, by the non-urban Bengali, and by Indian society itself through the major changes brought by modernization and globalization.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRudrani Fakir, as an anthropologist and as a practitioner, uses the Fakir\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003esadhana\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eas a critical tool of understanding, presenting this objective study through her highly engaged subjective perspectrive. The first part of this book outlines the Fakir society and esoteric\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003esadhana\u003c\/em\u003e. The second part delves into the decline and decay of the reality of the Goddess, the changing status of women and of the true nature of wealth, and draws together the threads of the old knowledge paradigms–esoteric and modern, spoken and wordless, powerless and empowered.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Retail Maharaj","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49720189157680,"sku":"IndicaBookVaranasi_9788186569573","price":421.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/retail-maharaj-book-default-title-the-goddess-and-the-slave-40647257686320.jpg?v=1775977449","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/products\/the-goddess-and-the-slave","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}