Tantra, Ritual Performance, and Politics in Nepal and Kerala : Embodying the Goddess-clan /

In previous studies of South Asian Tantric ritual, scholars tend to focus on one region or context. For the first time, Tantra, Ritual Performance and Politics in Nepal and Kerala: Embodying the Goddess-clan offers a comparative approach to Tantric mediumship as observed in two locales: Navadurgā ri...

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Main Author: Martin, Matthew (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden; Boston : BRILL, 2021.

Series: Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2020, ISBN: 9789004419094.
Numen Book Series ; 166.

Subjects:

Durgā > (Hindu deity) > Cult > Nepal > Bhaktapur.

Durgā-pūjā (Hindu festival) > Nepal > Bhaktapur.

Mediums > Religious aspects > Shaktism.

Religion and politics > India > Kerala.