Woman and goddess in Hinduism : reinterpretations and re-envisionings

A Hermeneutics of Intersubjectivity - Rita D. Sherma PART I: THEOLOGICAL REFLECTION Sati, Suttee, and Savitri - Arvind Sharma Still a Goddess at Second Sight: Envisioning the Beautiful Woman of the Saundarya Lahari - Francis Xavier Clooney Mystery, Wonder, and Knowledge in the Triadic Figure of MahaI I vidyaI ChinnamastaI : A SaI kta Woman's Reading - Neela Bhattacharya Saxena PART II: RECLAIMING ALTERNATIVE MODALITIES OF FEMININE POWER Sita Rasois and Sakta Pia'-has: A Feminine Reclamation of Mythic and Epic Proportions - Phyllis Herman Female gurus and the Divine Feminine - Karen Pechilis The Kali Practice: Revisiting Women's Roles in Tantra - Loriliai Biernecki PART III: THE FEMININE PRINCIPLES IN HINDU THOUGHT AND PRACTICE: PROBLEMS AND POSSIBILITIES Hindu Rituals on Behalf of Women: Notes on First Principles - Laurie Patton The Feminine Concept of Surrender in Vaisa'aavism - E.H. Rick Jarow Gandhi's Construction of the Feminine in Hinduism: Negotiating Traditional Values for Modern Goals - Veena Howard Afterword: Reimagining the Hindu Feminine: Concluding Reflections.