The Goddess Within and Beyond the Three Cities: Sakta Tantra and the Paradox of Power in Nepala-Mandala
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Tantra in Contemporary Researches
Book: 5Author
Edition
1st. ed.
Publisher
ISBN
9788124608760
Length
xxviii+376p., 16 Unnumbered Pages of Plates; Illustrations Black and White and Colour; 25cm.
Subjects
In this groundbreaking study on Sarvamnaya Shakta Tantra in Nepal, Jeffrey S. Lidke combines the study of primary sources with the investigation of living interpretations of these sources by contemporary Nepalese practitioners. Lidke focuses his twenty-year analysis on a specific Tantric tradition - Shri Vidya - a specific deity - Tripurasundari - a specific text Nityashodashikarnava - and a specific set of initiates within a specific locale - the Kathmandu ...
