{"product_id":"tantric-visions-of-the-divine-feminine-9780520204997","title":"Tantric Visions of the Divine Feminine","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Hindu pantheon is rich in images of the divine feminine - deities representing a wide range of symbolic, social, and meditative meanings. This book documents a highly unusual group of ten Hindu tantric goddesses, the Mahavidyas, many of whom are strongly associated with sexuality and violence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eACKNOWLEDGMENTS    \u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e PART I. THE MAHAVIDYAS AS A GROUP\u003cbr\u003e The Ten Mahavidyas; Typical Literary and Iconographic Contexts; The Mahavidyas as Forms of the Mahadevi;\u003cbr\u003e Mahavidya Origin Myths; Interrelationships among the Mahavidyas; Worship of the Mahavidyas;\u003cbr\u003e The Mahavidyas and Magical Powers; The Significance of the Term Mahavidya;\u003cbr\u003e Concluding Observations\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e PART II. THE INDIVIDUAL MAHAVIDYAS\u003cbr\u003e Kali: The Black Goddess    \u003cbr\u003e Tara: The Goddess Who Guides through Troubles    \u003cbr\u003e Tripura-sundari: She Who Is Lovely in the Three Worlds    \u003cbr\u003e Bhuvanegvari: She Whose Body Is the World    \u003cbr\u003e Chinnamasta: The Self-Decapitated Goddess\u003cbr\u003e Bhairavi: The Fierce One    \u003cbr\u003e Dharnavati: The Widow Goddess    \u003cbr\u003e Bagalamukhi: The Paralyzer    \u003cbr\u003e Matarigi: The Outcaste Goddess    \u003cbr\u003e Kamald: The Lotus Goddess    \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e PART III. CONCLUDING REFLECTIONS\u003cbr\u003e Corpses and Cremation Grounds 233; Skulls and Severed Heads;\u003cbr\u003e Sexuality and Awakened Consciousness; The Conjunction of Death and Sexual Imagery;\u003cbr\u003e The Roles of Women and Reverence for Women; The Potentially Liberating Nature of Social Antimodels\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e NOTES    \u003cbr\u003e GLOSSARY\u003cbr\u003e BIBLIOGRAPHY    \u003cbr\u003e INDEX","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864840712535,"sku":"9780520204997","price":24.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520204997.jpg?v=1722273221","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/tantric-visions-of-the-divine-feminine-9780520204997","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}