Routledge Change Continuity And Complexity The Mahāvidyās In East Indian Śākta Traditions Size 9 09781032653518
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The Mahāvidyās are the representative Tantric feminine pantheon consisting of ten goddesses. It is formed by divergent religious strands and elements: the mātṛ and yoginī worship the cult of Kālī and Tripurasundarī Vajrayāna Buddhism Jain Vidyādevīs Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava faith Śrīvidyā the Brahmanical strand of Puranic traditions etc. This volume is the first attempt to explore the historical process through which these traditions culminated in the Mahāvidyā cult and the goddesses with different origins and contradictory attributes were brought into a cluster with special reference to socio-political changes in the lower Gaṅgā and Brahmaputra Valley between the 9th and 15th centuries CE. Based on a close analysis of Purāṇas Tantras and inscriptional evidence and on extensive field research on archaeological remains as well as sacred sites Jae-Eun Shin discusses the two trajectories of the Mahāvidyās in eastern Śākta traditions. Each led to the systematization of Daśamahāvidyās in a specific way: one as ten manifestations of Durgā upholding dharma in the cosmic dimension and the other as ten mandalic goddesses bearing magical powers in the actual sacred site. Their attributes and characteristics have neither been static nor monolithic and the mode of worship prescribed for them has changed in a dialectical religious process between Brahmanical and Tantric traditions of the region. This is the definitive work for anyone seeking to understand goddess cults of South Asia in general and the history of eastern Śākta traditions in particular. To aid study the volume includes images diagrams and maps. Please note: Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India Pakistan Nepal Bhutan Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. | Change Continuity and Complexity The Mahāvidyās in East Indian Śākta Traditions
Routledge Change Continuity And Complexity The Mahāvidyās In East Indian Śākta Traditions Size 9 09781032653518
The Mahāvidyās are the representative Tantric feminine pantheon consisting of ten goddesses. It is formed by divergent religious strands and elements: the mātṛ and yoginī worship the cult of Kālī and Tripurasundarī Vajrayāna Buddhism Jain Vidyādevīs Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava faith Śrīvidyā the Brahmanical strand of Puranic traditions etc. This volume is the first attempt to explore the historical process through which these traditions culminated in the Mahāvidyā cult and the goddesses with different origins and contradictory attributes were brought into a cluster with special reference to socio-political changes in the lower Gaṅgā and Brahmaputra Valley between the 9th and 15th centuries CE. Based on a close analysis of Purāṇas Tantras and inscriptional evidence and on extensive field research on archaeological remains as well as sacred sites Jae-Eun Shin discusses the two trajectories of the Mahāvidyās in eastern Śākta traditions. Each led to the systematization of Daśamahāvidyās in a specific way: one as ten manifestations of Durgā upholding dharma in the cosmic dimension and the other as ten mandalic goddesses bearing magical powers in the actual sacred site. Their attributes and characteristics have neither been static nor monolithic and the mode of worship prescribed for them has changed in a dialectical religious process between Brahmanical and Tantric traditions of the region. This is the definitive work for anyone seeking to understand goddess cults of South Asia in general and the history of eastern Śākta traditions in particular. To aid study the volume includes images diagrams and maps. Please note: Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India Pakistan Nepal Bhutan Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. | Change Continuity and Complexity The Mahāvidyās in East Indian Śākta Traditions
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