In Progress
The Kumari: Girl-Child as Living Goddess
- Category: Women in Action 1996-1
- Author: Nancy Pearson Arcellana
- Year: 1996
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Review
Worship of the female energy is a rare occurence in today's male-dominated world. But in Nepal, the worship and adoration of a girl-child as a living goddess known as the Kumari continues to this day, giving Nepal a special position in the religious history of the world.