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Cover 1 A GARLAND OF FORGOTTEN GODDESSES 4 Title 6 Copyright 7 CONTENTS 8 List of Illustrations 10 Preface 12 Acknowledgments 16 Introduction 18 PART ONE. Demons and Battle 34 1. Bhadrakāḷī: Slaying the Demon in the Backwaters 36 2. Cāmuṇḍi and Uttanahaḷḷi: Sisters of the Mysuru Hills 60 3. Kauśikī: The Virgin Demon Slayer 78 4. The Seven Mothers: Origin Tales from Two Early-Medieval Purāṇas 100 PART TWO. Miracles and Devotees 132 5. Svasthānī: Goddess of One’s Own Place 134 6. Kailā Devī: The Great Goddess as Local Avatar of Miracles 160 7. Bahucarā Mātā: She Who Roams Widely 188 8. Rāṣṭrasenā: Hawk Goddess of the Mewar Mountains 210 PART THREE. Tantras and Magic 232 9. Rangda in the Calon Arang: A Tale of Magic 234 10. Tvaritā: The Swift Goddess 262 11. Kāmeśvarī: Visualizing the Goddess of Desire 280 12. Avyapadeśyā: Indefinable Kālī 300 Glossary 318 List of Deities and Characters 330 Primary Sources 340 References 344 List of Contributors 358 Index 362

Author

Michael Slouber;

Published

2020

Language

EN