The Living Goddess: A Journey Into the Heart of Kathmandu

by Isabella Tree

Book Overview

In a small medieval palace on Kathmandu's Durbar Square lives Nepal's famous Living Goddess - a child as young as three who is chosen from a caste of Buddhist goldsmiths to watch over the country and protect its people. To Nepalis she is the embodiment of Devi (the universal goddess), and for centuries, their Hindu kings have sought her blessing to legitimize their rule. Weaving together myth, religious belief, modern history, and court gossip, this...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1780600461
• ISBN13: 9781780600468
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Eland Publishing
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.4" x 8.4"