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Black Magic, White Magic & the Theory of Magic
Invoking Lakshmi
The Goddess of Wealth in Song and Ceremony
- First published2010
- TraditionBlack & White Magic
- Shelf83 books
A study of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi through the hymns, prayers and rituals used in her worship, with translations of devotional texts such as the Shri Sukta. Rhodes shows how ideas of prosperity, auspiciousness and abundance are woven into Hindu religious life.






