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Change, Continuity and Complexity: The Mahavidyas in East Indian Sakta Traditions
Author
Jae-Eun Shin
Specifications
  • ISBN 13 : 9788193560914
  • year : 2018
  • language : English
  • binding : Hardbound
Description
The Mahavidyas are the representative Tantric feminine pantheon consisting of ten goddesses. It is formed by divergent religious strands and elements: the matr and yogini worship, the cult of Kali and Tripurasundari, Vajrayana Buddhism, Jain Vidyadevis, Saiva and Vaisnava faith, Srividya, the Brahmanical strand of Puranic traditions, etc.