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028			_aDonated by Prof. Romila Thapar
082			_a294.5 KUM
100			_a Kumar, P. Pratap.
245			_aThe Goddess Laksmi _b: The Divine Consort in South Indian Vaiṣṇava Tradition. _c/ P. Pratap Kumar.
260			_a, Georgia _b: Scholars Press _c, 1997.
300			_ax, 186p. _c: 22cm.
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520			_aThe Hindu Goddess Laksmi is the consort of the great God Vishnu. This book looks at the relationship between Laskmi and Vishnu in South Indian tradition. In some other sub-traditions, P. Pratap Kumar shows, the Goddess is seen as a mediator between devotees and God. Others put her on a par with her male counterpart. In yet other traditions she is worshiped as an independent deity in her own right. South Indian Vaisnavism views the Goddess in all of these ways, with the result that theological debates have flourished. Clarifying these debates and the assumptions behind them, Kumar contributes not only to our understanding of this particular tradition, but also to an understanding of gender issues in the study of religion.
650			_a Divine Consort
650			_aGoddess Laksmi
650			_aReligion
700			_aP. Pratap Kumar
942			_cBOOK
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