03022nam a22002777a 450000500170000000800410001702000180005802801360007608200170021210000180022924501090024726000350035630000190039136500090041050503520041952016360077165000140240765000310242165000210245265000240247365000390249770000180253694200090255499900170256395201640258020220622102238.0220622b        |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9788193560914  a:International Book Distributorsb:Flat No 17, Prakash Apartment 4405/2, 5 Ansari Road Darya Ganj New Delhi	c:117911	d:10/06/2022  a294.5211	SHI  aShin, Jae-Eun  aChange, Continuity and Complexity b: the Mahāvidyas in East Indian Śakta traditionsc/ Jae-Eun Shin  aLondon b: Routledge, c@2018.  a376p. c24cm.   b1450  aChapter 1 Introduction / Jae-Eun Shin --
chapter 2 Grouping of Multiple Feminine Divinities / Jae-Eun Shin --
chapter 3 Making of the Mahāvidyās in the Śākta Upapurāṇas and Tantras in Eastern India / Jae-Eun Shin --
chapter 4 Locating of the Mahāvidyās in the Sacred Landscape / Jae-Eun Shin --
chapter 5 Conclusion / Jae-Eun Shin.  aThe Mah?vidy?s are the representative Tantric feminine pantheon consisting of ten goddesses. It is formed by divergent religious strands and elements: the m?t? and yogin? worship, the cult of K?l? and Tripurasundar?, Vajray?na Buddhism, Jain Vidy?dev?s,?aiva and Vai??ava faith,?r?vidy?, 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 Mah?vidy? 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 Ga?g? and Brahmaputra Valley between the 9th and 15th centuries CE. Based on a close analysis of Pur??as, 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 Mah?vidy?s in eastern??kta traditions. Each led to the systematization of Da?amah?vidy?s in a specific way: one, as ten manifestations of Durg? 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??kta traditions in particular. To aid study, the volume includes images, diagrams and maps.  aReligions  a Religions of Indic origin  aHindu goddesses.  aDéesses hindoues.  aReligion  -- Comparative Religion.  aShin, Jae-Eun  cBOOK  c59412d59412  00102ddc4070aSNULbSNULd2022-06-22eInternational Book Distributorsg1450.00l2m2o294.5211	SHIp28772r2024-12-04 00:00:00s2024-09-05w2022-06-22yBOOK