Vicissitudes of the Goddess: reconstructions of the Gramadevata in India's religious traditions - Sree Padma (Oxford University Press, 2013)
Includes bibliographical references. - Goddess explained, perspectives from the West -- Contextualizing the fertility goddess and the Gramadevata -- Fertility symbols of goddesses : historical renderings and contemporary practices -- Profiles of anthropomorphic goddesses in myth, ritual, and history -- Bala Perantalu : auspicious virgin mothers -- Perantalu : auspicious wives -- Deifying victimised women : sacrifices and murders