Devi, The Great Goddess: Female Divinity in South Asian Art

Dehejia, Vidya et al.

Washington, DC: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, 1999. Softcover. Black and color illus. wraps, French flaps, 408 pp. Profuse color and bw plates. VG (Has slight wear to cover edges and a few scuffs to covers, otherwise clean.). Item #156354

Issued in conjunction with an exhibition. "Devi, the Great Goddess of India, is beautiful, beneficent, terrifying, all-powerful, and glorious. Ubiquitous in India's social and spiritual fabric, she has, over the millennia, been painted, sculpted, carved, and wrought from silver and bronze in myriad shapes and forms. [This book] brings together ... diverse examples of Devi and a group of distinguished essayists who explore facets of Devi worship and tradition, including ritual, architecture, literature, history, and contemporary issues such as feminism and gender politics." (flap) With nine thematic and illustrated essays, and a map of India. The annotated and illustrated catalogue presents 120 specific pieces. Includes a bibliography.