TY  - BOOK
AU  - Parthasarathy, V. R.
AU  - Parthasarathy, Indu
TI  - Devi : goddesses in Indian art and literature
SN  - 818090203X
U1  - 704.948 
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Delhi
PB  - Bharatiya Kala Prakashan
KW  -  
KW  - India--Karnataka
KW  - Vedic literature
KW  - Hindu goddesses--Cult
KW  - Hindu sculpture
KW  - Hindu temples
KW  - Hindu goddesses in art
KW  - Hindu goddesses in literature
N1  - CONTENTS Acknowledgementsvii List of Figuresix List of Plates xi Photo Acknowledgements  xvii Chapter I : The Great Goddess1 The Beginnings of Mother WOrship Chapter II : Goddesses in Ancient India  5 Harappan Culture to the Age of the Guptas Chapter III :  Understanding the Devi  33 A study of Literary Sources Chapter IV : Crystalization of the Abstract  82 Chapter V :  The One in Many Forms113 Different Representations of the Devi Chapter VI :  FromImage to Icon  169 Select Devi Shrines in Karnataka Bibliography  181 Index  185
ER  -