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The Goddess in Hindu-Tantric Traditions

The Goddess in Hindu-Tantric Traditions

Anway Mukhopadhyay

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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
2018
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Estudios étnicos
ISBN:
9781138480186

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This book explores the figurations of the Goddess as corpse in several Hindu puranic and Shakta-tantric texts, popular practices, folk belief systems, legends and various other cultural phenomena based on this motif.

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