Goddess traditions in Tantric Hinduism: history, practice and doctrine
1. Sakti in early tantric Saivism : historical observations on goddesses, cosmology and ritual in the Nisvasatattvasamhita / Shaman Hatley -- 2. The (Un)Dreadful Goddess : Aghori in early Sakta tantras / Judit Torzsok -- 3. Varieties of melaka in the Jayadrathayamala : some reflectios on the terms h...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge
2016
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| In: | Year: 2016 |
| Series/Journal: | Routledge studies in tantric traditions
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
India
/ Hinduism
/ Tantrism
/ Goddess
B India / Shaktism |
| Further subjects: | B
Collection of essays
B Tantrism History B Hindu goddesses History B Tantrism ; History B Hindu goddesses ; History |
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| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
Erscheint auch als: 9781138823341 |
| Summary: | 1. Sakti in early tantric Saivism : historical observations on goddesses, cosmology and ritual in the Nisvasatattvasamhita / Shaman Hatley -- 2. The (Un)Dreadful Goddess : Aghori in early Sakta tantras / Judit Torzsok -- 3. Varieties of melaka in the Jayadrathayamala : some reflectios on the terms hatha and priya / Olga Serbaeva -- 4. Snakebite goddesses in the Sakta traditions : roots and incorporations of Tvarita, Kurukulla and Bherunda / Michael Slouber -- 5. The Candali as Sakti : untouchable women in some tantric texts / Mikael Aktor -- 6. Saktism and hathayoga / James Mallinson -- 7. Saktism, polity and society in medieval Malabar / Rich Freeman. |
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| ISBN: | 1315742128 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.4324/9781315742120 |