The Devī Gītā : the song of the Goddess ; a translation, annotation, and commentary
Cheever Mackenzie Brown
The Devī Gītā : the song of the Goddess ; a translation, annotation, and commentary English - Albany State University of New York Press ©1998. - 404
"This book provides a translation, with introduction, commentary, and annotation, of the medieval Hindu Sanskrit text the Devi Gita (Song of the Goddess). It is an important but not well-known text from the rich Sakta (Goddess) tradition of India. The Devi Gita was composed around the fifteenth century C.E., in partial imitation of the famous Bhagavad Gita (Song of the Lord), composed some fifteen centuries earlier." "This work makes available an up-to-date translation of the Devi Gita, along with a historical and theological analysis of the text. The book is divided into sections of verses, and each section is followed by a comment explaining key terms, concepts, ritual procedures, and mythic themes. The comments also offer comparisons with related schools of thought, indicate parallel texts and textual sources of verses in the Devi Gita, and briefly elucidate the historical and religious background, supplementing the remarks of the introduction."--BOOK JACKET.
Navasloki Devi Gita: The Essential Devi Gita in Nine Verses --
The Appearance of the Great Goddess Before the Mountain King Himalaya and the Gods --
The Goddess as the Supreme Cause of Creation --
The Goddess Reveals Her Cosmic Body (The Viraj) --
Instruction in the Yoga of Knowledge --
Instruction in the Eight-limbed/Kundalini Yoga --
The Goal of the Yogas: Knowledge of Brahman --
Instruction in the Yoga of Devotion --
Further Instruction in the Yoga of Devotion: The Sacred Sites, Rites, and Festivals of the Goddess --
Vedic and Internal Forms of Goddess Worship --
The Tantric Form of Goddess Worship and the Disappearance of the Great Goddess.
0791439402 9780791439401
Hindu goddesses
Hinduism
Purana
294.5925 C415 D / 23117
The Devī Gītā : the song of the Goddess ; a translation, annotation, and commentary English - Albany State University of New York Press ©1998. - 404
"This book provides a translation, with introduction, commentary, and annotation, of the medieval Hindu Sanskrit text the Devi Gita (Song of the Goddess). It is an important but not well-known text from the rich Sakta (Goddess) tradition of India. The Devi Gita was composed around the fifteenth century C.E., in partial imitation of the famous Bhagavad Gita (Song of the Lord), composed some fifteen centuries earlier." "This work makes available an up-to-date translation of the Devi Gita, along with a historical and theological analysis of the text. The book is divided into sections of verses, and each section is followed by a comment explaining key terms, concepts, ritual procedures, and mythic themes. The comments also offer comparisons with related schools of thought, indicate parallel texts and textual sources of verses in the Devi Gita, and briefly elucidate the historical and religious background, supplementing the remarks of the introduction."--BOOK JACKET.
Navasloki Devi Gita: The Essential Devi Gita in Nine Verses --
The Appearance of the Great Goddess Before the Mountain King Himalaya and the Gods --
The Goddess as the Supreme Cause of Creation --
The Goddess Reveals Her Cosmic Body (The Viraj) --
Instruction in the Yoga of Knowledge --
Instruction in the Eight-limbed/Kundalini Yoga --
The Goal of the Yogas: Knowledge of Brahman --
Instruction in the Yoga of Devotion --
Further Instruction in the Yoga of Devotion: The Sacred Sites, Rites, and Festivals of the Goddess --
Vedic and Internal Forms of Goddess Worship --
The Tantric Form of Goddess Worship and the Disappearance of the Great Goddess.
0791439402 9780791439401
Hindu goddesses
Hinduism
Purana
294.5925 C415 D / 23117