Goddesses of Kathmandu Valley - Grace, Rage, Knowledge

List of contents

List of figures. Foreword by Syed Manzoorul Islam. Preface. Acknowledgements. Introduction 1. Grace, Rage and Knowledge 2. Devi and overlapping metaphors of Grace, Rage and Knowledge 3. Representations of Grace, Rage and Knowledge in valley art 4. Epistemology of the feminine and psychological posture 5. Afterword: goddesses and beauty. Epilogue. Glossary. Bibliography. Index

About the author

Arun Gupto is Principal at the Institute of Advanced Communication, Education and Research, Kathmandu, Nepal. He has been part of the faculty at the Central Department of English, Tribhuvan University. His areas of study are literary theory, postcolonial studies and South Asian studies, and his current research is on South Asian art and religion, culminating in a documentary project entitled ‘The Art of the Lake’.

Summary

This book maps the diverse identities of goddesses through metaphors of grace, rage and knowledge, and offers an in-depth insight into femininity, sexual politics, ritual worships, religion, ecology, and gender. The second edition contains an Epilogue which further explores how the discourses on Goddesses are moulded by the myth

Product details

• Authors: Arun Gupto, Gupto Arun
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9780367734510
• ISBN: 978-0-367-73451-0
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Nepal and Himalayan Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, Cultural Studies, Asia, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, The arts: general issues, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, ART / Subjects & Themes / Religious, RELIGION / Hinduism / General, ART / Folk & Outsider Art, Religion: general, Regional Studies, Literature: history & criticism, Gender studies, gender groups, Literature: history and criticism, The arts: general topics