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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 294.52114 EAN: 9780520232402 Edition: 1 ISBN: 0520232402 Label: University of California Press Manufacturer: University of California Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 321 Publication Date: May 05, 2003 Publisher: University of California Press Studio: University of California Press Related Items:
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 Rating: - Great resource for scholars and devotees alikeThis collection of scholarly essays is an easy and enjoyable read for scholars and laypersons alike. What's so great about it is how many perspectives it gives on, as another reviewer noted, "the Kali phenomenon." McDermott and others tear away notions Westerners have of Kali, and present a much broader picture of her mythology, worship and cultural significance. McDermott's concluding essay spearheads the Western fascination with Kali, and dispels many myths along the way - including common etymological ... Read More Rating: - Who Owns The Kali Franchise?It is perhaps a mark of how far Kali has come as a goddess revered and celebrated in the West, that there is a steady increase in cautionary academic studies about "the real Kali." I'm waiting for a spate of corresponding articles about whether Indian Christians have "adopted" the "real" Jesus, or whether there is inevitable distortion, etc. Are gods culture-bound, mere artifacts of geography, time, and social mores? If the answer to this is 'yes,' then what does that make religion? The ... Read More 
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