The Living Goddess: A Journey into the Heart of Kathmandu
Tree, Isabella
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PRODUCT DETAILS
Book ID : 42584
ISBN-10 : 0-670-08663-0 / 0670086630
ISBN-13 : 978-0-670-08663-4 / 9780670086634
Place
of Publication :
Delhi
Year
of Publication :
2014
Edition : (First Edition)
Language : English
400p., 22 cm.
CONTENTS
DESCRIPTION
To Nepalis the Living Goddess is the embodiment of Devi. Legends swirl about her. But the facts remain shrouded in secrecy and closely guarded by the Living Goddess’s priests and caretakers. Why are Buddhist girls worshipped by Hindu monarchs? Are the initiation rituals as macabre as they are rumoured to be? And what happens to Living Goddesses once they attain puberty? Using myth, religion, history and her unprecedented access to the priests, caretakers and former Living Goddesses, Isabella Tree takes us deep into this hidden world. Through it she draws a vivid portrait of the girl-goddess, the beliefs and practices of traditional Nepal, and the uneasy journey it now makes towards modernity. Deeply felt and written over many years of travel and research, The Living Goddess is a profound, compelling and extremely moving book.
