Mother of Bliss - Anandamayi Ma (1896-1982)

Zusatztext I would certainly recommend its acquisition to all those interested in South Asian religion! new religions! and 'feminine configurations of the divine'. Klappentext This book examines the life of ¿nandamay¿ M¿, one of the most renowned Hindu holy women of modern times. Lisa Hallstrom paints a vivid portrait of this extraordinary woman, her ideas, and her continuing influence. In the process, the author sheds new light on important themes of Hindu religious life, including the centrality of the guru, the influence of living saints, and the apparent paradox of the worship of the divine feminine and the status of Hindu women. Zusammenfassung This text examines the life of Anandamayi Ma, a Hindu holy woman, shedding light on Hindu religious life, including the centrality of the guru, the influence of living saints, and the paradox of the worship of the divine feminine and the status of Hindu women.

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• Authors: Lisa Lassell Hallstrom, Lisa Lassell (Assistant Professor of Re Hallstrom, Hallstrom Lisa Lassell
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.07.1999
• EAN: 9780195116472
• ISBN: 978-0-19-511647-2
• No. of pages: 318
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women, Biography: general, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, 20th Century, RELIGION / Hinduism / General, RELIGION / Sexuality & Gender Studies, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Hinduism, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Biography: philosophy and social sciences