Poetry and the Play of the Goddess: Theology in Jayaratha’s Alaṃkāravimarśinī
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DOI: 10.1007/s10781-020-09434-1
Abstract: The beginning of Jayaratha’s commentary on Ruyyaka’s Alaṃkārasarvasva contains a long digression on the nature of the goddess Parā Vāc, “Highest Speech,” referred to in Ruyyaka’s benedictory verse. This is an unusual choice in a… read more here.
Keywords: ala; theology; poetry play; jayaratha ... See more keywords
The goddess, the emperor and the Tantric: re-examining Śivāji in the light of the Śākta traditions of early-modern Maharashtra
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DOI: 10.1080/19472498.2020.1843301
Abstract: ABSTRACT Śivāji Bhonsle (1627–1680) is largely held to be the champion of Vaidika ‘Hindu’ identity, a view apparently demonstrated by his Vedic consecration by Banarasi priests in 1674. In this article, I present religious narratives… read more here.
Keywords: light kta; examining light; tantric examining; goddess ... See more keywords
Cybele, Atargatis, or Allāt? A Surprising Tomb Artifact from Petra’s North Ridge
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DOI: 10.1086/715154
Abstract: The complex Nabataean “Götterwelt”1 incorporates deities from both their own tradition as well as imports from the larger Mediterranean and peninsular Arabian context. In 2014, a small naiskos depicting a possible imported deity was discovered… read more here.
Keywords: tomb; surprising tomb; goddess; atargatis surprising ... See more keywords
A Thealogy of Radical Immanence: Goddess and the Posthuman
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DOI: 10.1177/0966735019857194
Abstract: In this article I offer possibilities for conversations between a feminist, post-realist thealogy and an exploration of the posthuman as presented by Rosi Braidotti. Braidotti draws on the influence of Baruch Spinoza to argue for… read more here.
Keywords: thealogy; thealogy radical; radical immanence; goddess ... See more keywords
Language of the Goddess in Balkan Women’s Circle Dance
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DOI: 10.1177/0966735019859470
Abstract: The author narrates her journey to women’s circle dances of the Balkans, and explores how they incorporate prehistoric signs which Marija Gimbutas called ‘the language of the Goddess’. These symbolic images appear in archaeological artefacts,… read more here.
Keywords: goddess balkan; goddess; women circle; language goddess ... See more keywords
The Western Revival of Goddess Worship
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DOI: 10.1177/09667350221135089
Abstract: In a modern society arguably disenchanted with religion, numerous Western women are transfixing their reality by making God in their own image. This compelling phenomenon is known as ‘the Goddess Movement’: a non-centralised religious current… read more here.
Keywords: goddess; revival goddess; western revival; goddess worship ... See more keywords
The Goddess in the Exodus: Nina Paley’s Seder-Masochism and Trans-Exclusionary Radical Feminism, and Female Divinity in the Ancient World
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DOI: 10.2979/jfemistudreli.38.1.23
Abstract: Abstract:Nina Paley’s animated musical Seder-Masochism reimagines the story of the Exodus. To Paley, the Exodus is not the pinnacle of God’s relationship with Israel but the silencing of Goddess religion. Paley draws heavily on the… read more here.
Keywords: goddess; paley; exodus; nina paley ... See more keywords