Prologue: the goddess in India / John Stratton Hawley
Devi: the great goddess / Thomas B. Coburn
Vindhyavasini: local goddess yet great goddess / Cynthia Ann Humes
Kali: blood and death out of place
Sri: giver of fortune, bestower of grace / Vasudha Narayanan
Radha: consort and conquerer of Krishna / Donna M. Wulff
Ganga: the goddess Ganges in Hindu sacred geography / Diana L. Eck
Saranyu/Samjna: the sun and the shadow / Wendy Doniger
Seranvali: the mother who possesses / Kathleen M. Erndl
Bhagavati: ball of fire / Sarah Caldwell
Sati: the story of Godavari / Lindsey Harlan
Bharat Mata: Mother India and her militant Matriots / Lise McKean
Epilogue: the western Kali / Rachel Fell McDermott.
