In Our Time: The goddess Lakshmi

Jackie Hirst

Religions & Theology

Press/Media: Research

Description

Listen to the podcast of BBC Radio 4's In Our Time, presented by Melvyn Bragg, in which Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad (Lancaster), Jessica Frazier (Kent) and I discuss the contemporary and historical significance of the Hindu and Jain goddess Lakshmi, who remains an important focus of worship in India and the diaspora today. We include key narratives about Lakshmi as goddess of good fortune, as open to all and as Mother of the Universe, as well as a wider reflection on different ways of thinking about the Divine.

Period	7 Oct 2016

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Title In Our Time: The goddess Lakshmi
Date 7/10/16
URL www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07wtggv#play
Persons Jackie Hirst

Title	In Our Time: The goddess Lakshmi
Date	7/10/16
URL	www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07wtggv#play
Persons	Jackie Hirst

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Title	In our time
Location	BBC Broadcasting House, London, United Kingdom
Period	7 Oct 2016 → 7 Oct 2016
Link	www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07wtggv#play

Keywords

Lakshmi
Hindu
goddess
Purana
narratives
God