Tantric Visions of the Divine Feminine: The Ten Mahavidyas - Hardcover

David Kinsley

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 812081522X ISBN 13: 9788120815223

Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass,, 2016

Synopsis

Tantric Visions of the Divine Feminine deal with a group often Hindu Tantric goddesses, the Mahavidyas, who embody habits, attributes or identities usually considered repulsive or socially subversive. It is within the context of tantric worship that devotees seek to identify themselves with these forbidding goddesses.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

"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

About the Author:

David Kinsley is Professor of Religion at McMaster University, Canada. He is the author of Hindu Goddesses: Visions of the Divine Feminine in the Hindu Religious Tradition (California, 1985), and The Sword and the Flute: Kali and Krisna, Dark Visions of the Terrible and Sublime in Hindu Mythology (California, 1975).

About this edition

• Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass,
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 812081522X
• ISBN 13: 9788120815223
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 328