Divine Mother, Blessed Mother
Subtitle: Hindu goddesses and the Virgin Mary
By: Francis X. Clooney
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
Subjects: Mary, -- Blessed Virgin, Saint -- Prayers and devotions -- History and criticism; Goddesses, Hindu -- Prayers and devotions -- History and criticism; Christianity and other religions -- Hinduism; Hinduism -- Relations -- Christianity
Description: Francis Clooney explores the parallels between veneration of the Virgin Mary and Hindu traditions associated with goddess-worship. His work sheds new light, not merely upon the respective faiths but also on the nature of gender and the divine.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-259) and index