Tantric Visions Of The Divine Feminine

Author : David Kinsley
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520917723
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tantric Visions of the Divine Feminine written by David Kinsley and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-07-28 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Hindu pantheon is rich in images of the divine feminine—deities representing a wide range of symbolic, social, and meditative meanings. David Kinsley's new book documents a highly unusual group of ten Hindu tantric goddesses, the Mahavidyas, many of whom are strongly associated with sexuality and violence. What is one to make of a goddess who cuts her own head off, or one who prefers sex with a corpse? The Mahavidyas embody habits, attributes, or identities usually considered repulsive or socially subversive and can be viewed as "antimodels" for women. Yet it is within the context of tantric worship that devotees seek to identify themselves with these forbidding goddesses. The Mahavidyas seem to function as "awakeners"—symbols which help to project one's consciousness beyond the socially acceptable or predictable. Drawing on a broad range of Sanskrit and vernacular texts as well as extensive research in India, including written and oral interpretations of contemporary Hindu practitioners, Kinsley describes the unusual qualities of each of the Mahavidyas and traces the parallels between their underlying themes. Especially valuable are the many rare and fascinating images he presents—each important to grasping the significance of the goddesses. Written in an accessible, engaging style, Kinsley's book provides a comprehensive understanding of the Mahavidyas and is also an overview of Hindu tantric practice.

Author : David R. Kinsley
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520204980
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tantric Visions of the Divine Feminine written by David R. Kinsley and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A far-ranging and impressively comprehensive book with exemplary iconographic analyses. Kinsley has drawn together a group of rare, stunning, and fascinating images."--Miranda Shaw, author of "Passionate Enlightenment"

Author : David Kinsley
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
ISBN 13 : 9788120803947
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hindu Goddesses written by David Kinsley and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publ.. This book was released on 1998 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hindu Goddesses is a valuable sourcebook and reference work for students and scholars of Hindu goddesses and of Hinduism in general. Each goddess is dealt with as an independent deity with a coherent mythology, theology and, in some cases, cult of her own. Within the complex, diverse, and rich goddess traditions of Hinduism, one can find suggestions of nearly every important theme in the Hindu religion. In many ways, this book is as much a study of the Hindu tradition itself as it is a study of one aspect of that tradition. No other living religious tradition has displayed such an ancient, continuous, and diverse history of goddess worship.

Author : Michael Slouber
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520976215
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Garland of Forgotten Goddesses written by Michael Slouber and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2020-12-22 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagining the divine as female is rare—even controversial—in most religions. Hinduism, by contrast, preserves a rich and continuous tradition of goddess worship. A Garland of Forgotten Goddesses conveys the diversity of this tradition by bringing together a fresh array of captivating and largely overlooked Hindu goddess tales from different regions. As the first such anthology of goddess narratives in translation, this collection highlights a range of sources from ancient myths to modern lore. The goddesses featured here battle demons, perform miracles, and grant rare Tantric visions to their devotees. Each translation is paired with a short essay that explains the goddess’s historical and social context, elucidating the ways religion adapts to changing times.

Author : Lex Hixon
Publisher : Quest Books
ISBN 13 : 9780835607025
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.2X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mother of the Universe written by Lex Hixon and published by Quest Books. This book was released on 1994-06-01 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Those who love poetry will appreciate the wildly metaphysical, allegorical, and yet intensely honest and personal songs of the eighteenth-century poet and saint Ramprasad. These songs vividly present the mystery of the Feminine Divine, an intimate experience of the Mother, and a vast play of energy sustained by the Goddess Kali.

Author : Elisabeth Anne Benard
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
ISBN 13 : 9788120817487
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chinnamastā, the Aweful Buddhist and Hindu Tantric Goddess written by Elisabeth Anne Benard and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publ.. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first monograph which examines the rare Buddhist and Hindu Tantric goddess, Chinnamasta, her rituals, her names and forms (namarupa) and their symbolism by comparing and contra-sting her sadhanas (spiritual practices) in Hinduism and Buddh-ism. The entire Hindu Chinnamastatantra section from the Sakta Pramoda, the Buddhist Chinnamunda Vajra-varahisadhana and theTrikayavajrayoginstuti are translated for the first time into English. Since Chinnamasta is a rare goddess, her texts were not popularized or made fashionable according to the dictates of a particular group at a particular time. The earliest extant texts dated from the ninth and tenth centuries a time when Hindu and Buddhist Tantras were developing under common influences in the same place in India. Having such texts about Chinnamasta Chinnamunda from these centuries, one can begin to understand the mutuality of a general Tantric tradition and the exclusivity of a particular Hindu or Buddhist Tantric tradition. Hence the study not only examines Chinnamasta, but also attempts to under-stand what is a Tantric tradition.

Author : David R. Kinsley
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520035102
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Sword and the Flute written by David R. Kinsley and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1977 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based in part on the author's thesis. Bibliography: p. 161-[168].

Author : Guy L. Beck
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
ISBN 13 : 9788120812611
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sonic Theology written by Guy L. Beck and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publ.. This book was released on 1995 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Shambhavi L. Chopra
Publisher : SCB Distributors
ISBN 13 : 8183281648
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Yogic Secrets of the Dark Goddess written by Shambhavi L. Chopra and published by SCB Distributors. This book was released on 2010-04-28 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yogic Secrets of the Dark Goddess unfolds the mystic beauty of Kali, the most powerful but misunderstood of the great goddesses of India. Probably the most comprehensive and innovative examination of Ma Kali in recent decades, the book reveals all dimensions of life and consciousness in Kali’s tranformative dance.

Author : Sree Padma
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 0739190024
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Inventing and Reinventing the Goddess written by Sree Padma and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2014-07-03 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Popular religion in village India is overwhelmingly dominated by goddess worship. Goddesses can be nationally well-known like Durga or Kali, or they can be an obscure deity who is only known in a particular rural locale. The origins of a goddess can be both ancient—with many transitions or amalgamations with other cults having occurred along the way—and very recent. While some have tribal origins, others sprout up overnight due to a vivid dream. Inventing and Reinventing the Goddess: Contemporary Iterations of Hindu Divinities on the Move looks at the nature of how and why goddesses are invented and reinvented historically in India and how social hierarchy, gender differences, and modernity play roles in these emerging religious phenomena.