One god, two goddesses, three studies of South Indian cosmology /

One, God, Two Goddesses presents three studies, one of Tamil myths of the god Murugan and two of goddess rituals: Gangamma in Tirupati and Paiditalli in Vizianagaram, both in Andhra Pradesh. All three essays search for lineaments of the cosmos that these deities inhabit and shape. These cosmoi are c...

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Main Author: Handelman, Don.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: LEIDEN : Brill, 2013.

Series: Jerusalem Studies in Religion and Culture 18.
Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2014, ISBN: 9789004262492.

Subjects:

Hinduism > India, South > Rituals.

Murugan (Hindu deity) > Cult.

Hindu goddesses > India, South.

Hindu cosmology.