Goddess Durga - The Power and The Glory

This book of essays has no agenda — either gender or religious — but discusses the many facets of the Goddess Durga's images and worship on the Indian subcontinent. The nine authors (in keeping with Navaratri) belong to both the East and West, and to four religions: Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist, and Christian. They also include historians of religion and art as well as sociologists and anthropologists, thereby providing the readers with multiple perspectives on the subject.