Tantric Visions of the Divine Feminine The Ten Mahavidyas 1st Edition by David Kinsley ISBN 9780520917729 0520917723

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ISBN 10: 0520917723
ISBN 13: 9780520917729
Author: David Kinsley

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.

Tantric Visions of the Divine Feminine The Ten Mahavidyas 1st Edition Table of contents:

PART I The Mahāvidyās as a Group

PART II The Individual Mahavidyas

Kālī

Tārā

Tripura-sundanī

Bhuvaneśvarī

Chinnamastā

Bhairavī

Dhūmavatī

Bagalāmukhī

Mātangī

Kamalā

PART III Concluding Reflections

Notes

Glossary

Bibliography

Index

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