Background
Beane, Wendell Charles was born on October 21, 1935 in Hamilton, Bermuda. Came to the United States, 1952. Son of Sydney Inkle Bean and Olive Louise Ebbin.
(By using a triangulation of methods (historical, phenomen...)
By using a triangulation of methods (historical, phenomenological, and structural), this book shows what it is to live in a universe of meaning centered by the idea that the Ultimate Reality is grounded in a Female Principle. It provides a framework for uniting Hindu goddess-worship in all its sacred manifestation. It links together tribal, popular and Tantric traditions. The author's approach also allows for the integration of the physical, mental, and spiritual aspects of human life into a whole. Though many subsequent, highly-specialized studies have enlarged upon aspects of its basic theme, this is the work that launched a host of recent studies in the West aimed at helping those outside the world of Sakta Hinduism to appreciate the wonder of its mythic cosmologies, cultic practices, and symbolic expressions.
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Beane, Wendell Charles was born on October 21, 1935 in Hamilton, Bermuda. Came to the United States, 1952. Son of Sydney Inkle Bean and Olive Louise Ebbin.
Bachelor, Howard University, 1958. Bachelor's Degree cum laude, Howard University, 1961. Master of Arts, University Chicago, 1966.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1971.
Pastor, Calloway United Methodist Church, Arlington, Virginia, 1959-1963; instructor, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1969-1979; associate professor of history of religions, phenomenology of religion, University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, since 1979; chair Department, University Wisconsin, Oshkosh, since 1989.
(By using a triangulation of methods (historical, phenomen...)
Fellow American Institute Indian Studies. Member American Academy Religion, Association for Asian Studies, Association for Research and Enlightenment, Alpha Phi Alpha.
Married DeAnna Easily Banks, June 6, 1959 (divorced February 1987). Children: Songhai Marie, Mark Wendell. Married Margaret Ann Van Deraa, November 11, 1989.