Kāmākhya, den menstruerende gudinde: Tantrisme for lægfolk og elite
Based on an analysis of the cult around the tantric goddess Kāmākhya from Assam, I will discuss her appeal for both laypeople and ascetics. A special feature is that she menstruates and that her blood is held to have thaumaturgical as well as transformative properties. For laypeople the hope is that...
| Published in: | Religionsvidenskabeligt tidsskrift |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | Danish |
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| Published: |
Univ.
[2019]
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| In: |
Religionsvidenskabeligt tidsskrift
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Kāmākhyā, Goddess
/ Menstruation
/ Hinduism
/ Tantrism
/ Ascetic
/ Layman
/ Salvation
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| RelBib Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism |
| Further subjects: | B
saktism
B Kāmākhya tantrism B thamaturgical and tranformative properties |
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