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1 online resource : illustrations (black and white) |
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Routledge Studies in Tantric Traditions |
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Routledge studies in tantric traditions.
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; List of contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgement; Introduction; General remarks; This volume; The Śākta Traditions project; The conference; Particulars; Notes; References; 1. Śakti in early tantric Śaivism: historical observations on goddesses, cosmology and ritual in the Niśvāsatattvasaṃhitā; Introduction; Mahādevī; Śakti, cosmology and theology; Śakti sets; Mother-goddesses; Ritual; Conclusion; Notes; References; 2. The (Un)Dreadful Goddess: Aghorī in early Śākta tantras; Introduction |
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1 The triad of Aghora, ghora and ghoraghoratara2 Aghorī in groups of eight goddesses; 3 Aghorī or Aghoreśī as the supreme goddess; Conclusion; Notes; References; 3. Varieties of melaka in the Jayadrathayāmala: some reflections on the terms haṭha and priya; Introduction; Preliminary linguistic analysis of the collocation of the terms; Conclusion to the analysis of collocation of selected terms; Second reading: melaka as a visible ritual described in the Vidyāpīṭha texts; Concluding remarks consisting in some reflections on haṭhamelaka-related transformation; Notes; References |
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4. Snakebite goddesses in the Śākta traditions: roots and incorporations of Tvaritā, Kurukullā and BheruṇḍāIntroduction; Tvaritā; Kurukullā; Bheruṇḍā; Conclusion; Notes; References; 5. The Cāṇḍālī as Śakti: untouchable women in some tantric texts; Caṇḍālī -- Chief Goddess, Lady of Hosts; The Caṇḍāla woman; The level of society; Menstruation; The level of mystical experience: the ḍombī of the Caryāgīti; A tentative conclusion; Notes; References; 6. Śāktism and haṭhayoga; Introduction; Early haṭhayoga; Other methods of yoga; Munis and siddhas; The muni tradition of haṭhayoga; Conclusion; Notes |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
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| Subject |
Tantrism -- History
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Hindu goddesses -- History
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Hindu goddesses
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Tantrism
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Olesen, Bjarne Wernicke, editor
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| ISBN |
9781317585213 |
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1317585216 |
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9781317585220 |
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1317585224 |
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9781317585206 |
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1317585208 |
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