2004-03-31
Author: Philip Taylor
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 0824844513
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 344
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Since the early 1990s, the shrine of Ba Chua Xu, the Lady of the Realm, has become the most visited religious site in southern Vietnam, receiving more than a million visitors annually. Mother, benevolent creditor, healer, relationship advisor, business consultant, the Lady of the Realm is one of a group of goddesses whose shrines attract devotees from all corners of rural and urban society. Goddess on the Rise follows these pilgrims' pathways, taking readers on a journey through a cultural landscape of popular rites, beliefs, and exegesis into a world where female deities reign supreme. Philip Taylor's in-depth study of pilgrimage introduces readers to the practical expectations, passions, and controversies that surround the goddesses, bringing to life the effervescence, creativity, and flux of modern Vietnamese religion. He offers important insights into people's everyday experience of the profound economic, cultural, and social transformations underway in this socialist country.
Author: Philip Taylor
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 0824844513
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 344
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Since the early 1990s, the shrine of Ba Chua Xu, the Lady of the Realm, has become the most visited religious site in southern Vietnam, receiving more than a million visitors annually. Mother, benevolent creditor, healer, relationship advisor, business consultant, the Lady of the Realm is one of a group of goddesses whose shrines attract devotees from all corners of rural and urban society. Goddess on the Rise follows these pilgrims' pathways, taking readers on a journey through a cultural landscape of popular rites, beliefs, and exegesis into a world where female deities reign supreme. Philip Taylor's in-depth study of pilgrimage introduces readers to the practical expectations, passions, and controversies that surround the goddesses, bringing to life the effervescence, creativity, and flux of modern Vietnamese religion. He offers important insights into people's everyday experience of the profound economic, cultural, and social transformations underway in this socialist country.
Author: Clea Hantman
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061954225
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 160
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A muse on a mission, with Pocky at the wheel... Thalia: I gotta go. Can't we please stop?" Era: "I want a mochaccino. I need one. C'mon, please?" Polly: "I have to admit, I'm kind of restless." Pocky: "We've only been driving for twenty minutes!" Buckle your seat belts! The Muse sisters are on their first road trip -- and goddess knows, nothing about this Journey will be average. There's Thalia's secret agenda. Then there's Pocky, the pal who might catch on to their hidden identities.... And don't forget the disappearing parade floats, the alligator dogs, and the room full of upchucking party guests. It's all in a day's magic for the muses. But have they gone too far?
Author: Mel Wells
Publisher: Hay House, Inc
ISBN: 1781807124
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 288
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If you've ever struggled with diets, food, body image, or your weight, then The Goddess Revolution is your new handbook for life. Imagine how much you would fall in love with your life again if you weren’t so consumed by negative thoughts around food, your weight, and your body? Imagine if you could effortlessly find yourself at your perfect weight, in your perfect body, and feel happier and freer around food than ever before? All women are born Goddesses – but we tell ourselves over and over again that for some reason, we don’t deserve to feel good. We berate ourselves in the mirror, refuse to accept compliments and use food as a punishment/reward system to mask how we are really feeling about our lives.The Goddess Revolution is taking over as the new 'anti-diet'. This is not a fad diet or a set of rules to follow, but a revolutionary new way of thinking that will help women to end the war on their bodies, start embracing an incredibly rewarding relationship with food, and become happier and more fulfilled than they ever thought possible. Tackling very modern issues – including ‘fitspiration’ and the obsession with perfection caused by celebrity culture and magazine airbrushing – Mel speaks in a language that women can relate to. Written with passion from one Goddess to another, this book offers readers practical tips and powerful tools to give them back control of how they feel in their bodies and what they choose to put in them.
Author: Pepper Winters
Publisher: Pepper Winters
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 800
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“I literally have goosebumps and I’m on a high from this book.” Sue's Romance Reviews “You'll be satisfied beyond your wildest, darkest dreams.” We like them dark book blog “This is so crazy hot it should come with a warning label.” Kindle Crack Reviews “A brilliantly dark, depraved and sensual romance that will have you begging for more!! 5 stars!” Miss Petite Brunette Book Blog“ 5 X USA Today Bestseller #1 Bestseller in numerous Romance Categories Ready to binge read now! For the first time since its release, the entire USA Today Bestselling Goddess Isles Series, is available in two boxed set editions! Sullivan Sinclair is the giver of fantasies. Any wish, any desire--he is the master at quenching any appetite. His private paradise and perfectly trained goddesses are there for one purpose: to ensure every guest is extremely well satisfied. Volume One Included in this Boxed Set: Once a Myth He bought her.He trapped her.She belongs to him. Twice a Wish She’s jinxed him. Cursed him. Awakened him. Third a Kiss An elixir given to a monster. A goddess running for her life. An ending neither of them can survive. ★★★★★“Hand on heart this series/this book is the bomb. The Goddess Isles series is my favourite series of 2020. Get ready to fall in love even more.” Kitty Kats Crazy about Books ★★★★★“The Goddess Isles series is my favourite series of this year.” Yours Truly, Diana, The Evil Witch ★★★★★“To Dark Romance lover, IT'S A MUST READ SERIES, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.” Books Lover Continue with Goddess Isles Volume Two
Author: Da Ba
Publisher: Funstory
ISBN: 1649559844
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages :
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Being invited by the beautiful principal to the office for a private visit and finding out that the female principal had such a huge secret ...
Author: P C Cast
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 0748119019
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 368
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International bestselling author P.C. Cast brings us the magical, sensual Goddess Summoning series, which retells ancient myths with a sexy, modern twist - original, enthralling and utterly unputdownable . . . Pea Chamberlain wants some help. Her shoes, hair, clothes, make-up are all disasters and she really needs a makeover - especially if she wants to attract sexy fireman Griffin DeAngelo at the firemen's masked ball. And who better to coax Pea out of her pod than the Goddess of Love, whom she invokes when she gets her hands on a book of enchantments. Sure enough, Venus works her magic on Pea, which is what she has been doing for eons - helping others find love. But who will help the Goddess of Love when she finds herself falling head over heels for the same sexy fireman she is trying to land for Pea? Could it be that Venus needs a love makeover herself?
Author: Maria Hammarblad
Publisher: Maria Hammarblad
ISBN: 1470003724
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 453
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When Stephan Forks gets drunk and accidentally rams another spaceship in spite of the vastness of space, it's more than an accident. It is fate. In the next moment, a strange woman is standing on his bridge, looking around with a frown. Adventures and danger go hand in hand during the upcoming days, as the collision resonates through not only his own life, but changes the destiny of the world as he knows it.A collection of the novels Touch of the Goddess, Wrath of the Goddess, and Return of the Goddess.
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Category : Bombay (India : State)
Languages : en
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Author: Bombay (Presidency)
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Category : Bombay (India : State)
Languages : en
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Author: Kaiser Haq
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674915119
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 361
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The Triumph of the Snake Goddess, a prose translation by the scholar and poet Kaiser Haq, is the first comprehensive retelling of this epic in modern English. Haq’s Prologue explores the oral, poetic, and manuscript traditions, and Wendy Doniger’s Introduction examines the significance of snake worship in classical Sanskrit texts.
