Offering Flowers, Feeding Skulls
Download or Read eBook Offering Flowers, Feeding Skulls PDF written by June McDaniel and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2004-08-05 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : June McDaniel |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 367 |
| Release | : 2004-08-05 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780195167900 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0195167902 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (00 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Offering Flowers, Feeding Skulls by : June McDaniel
Book excerpt: In 'Offering Flowers, Feeding Skulls', June McDaniel provides an overview of Bengali goddess worship or Shakti. She identifies three major forms of goddess worship, and examines each through its myths, folklore, songs, rituals, sacred texts, and practitioners, tracing these strands through Bengali culture.
