Yoginī, Cult and Temples
Author: Vidya Dehejia
Publisher:
Published: 1986
Total Pages: 258
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →On yoginīs, minor form of Hindu goddesses belonging to tantric tradition.
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The Yoginī Temples of India
Author: Stella Dupuis
Publisher:
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 119
ISBN-13: 9788177696653
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Sixty-four Yoginis
Author: Anamika Roy
Publisher:
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9789384082123
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Sixty-Four Yoginis are the lesser known forms of the Goddess Shakti in art and religion. Variously portrayed as malevolent goddesses, deities of tantric rituals, and yoginis of flesh and blood, they are seen as the sixty-four forms of the goddess and the sixty four embraces of Shiva and Shakti. Abandoned temples, stretching from Banda in Uttar Pradesh to Bolangir in Odisha, were once witness to the evolution of the mysterious cult of these goddesses. Shrouded in secrecy, knowledge about them is, till date, closely guarded by the tantric Acaryas. Sixty-Four Yoginis: Cult, Icons and Goddesses deciphers the complex forms of the Yoginis by engaging with the subject historically, aesthetically, theologically and anthropologically; identifies the Yoginis of the temple, of the Puranas, of the tantric texts, of folklore and finally of the Yogini Kaula; and examines the different layers of the complex phenomena based on rigorous fieldwork in the hitherto untraversed terrains where the Yoginis have their abode. The book offers valuable insights for researchers in the fields of religion, myth, culture, history and gender studies. The text of this handsomely produced volume is supplemented with a rich collection of photographs.
'Yogini' in South Asia
Author: István Keul
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-07-18
Total Pages: 279
ISBN-13: 1135045828
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In different stages in the history of South Asian religions, the term yoginī has been used in various contexts to designate various things: a female adept of yoga, a female tantric practitioner, a sorceress, a woman dedicated to a deity, or a certain category of female deities. This book brings together recent interdisciplinary perspectives on the medieval South Asian cults of the Yoginis, such as textual-philological, historical, art historical, indological, anthropological, ritual and terminological. The book discusses the medieval yoginī cult, as illustrated in early Śaiva tantric texts, and their representations in South Asian temple iconography. It looks at the roles and hypostases of yoginīs in contemporary religious traditions, as well as the transformations of yoginī-related ritual practices. In addition, this book systematizes the multiple meanings, and proposes definitions of the concept and models for integrating the semantic fields of ‘yoginī.’ Highlighting the importance of research from complementary disciplines for the exploration of complex themes in South Asian studies, this book is of interest to scholars of South Asian Studies and Religious Studies.
The Kaulajñānanirṇaya
Author: Macchaghnapāda
Publisher:
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 307
ISBN-13: 9788177421231
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Sanskrit treatise on the fundamentals of Nātha Sect in Hinduism.
The Heart of the Yogini
Author: Andre Padoux
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2013-12
Total Pages: 206
ISBN-13: 0199982325
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →André Padoux offers the first English translation of the Yoginihrdaya, a seminal Hindu tantric text dating back to the 10th or 11th century CE.
The Chausathi Yoginis of Hirapur
Author: Adyasha Das
Publisher:
Published: 2019-06-06
Total Pages: 100
ISBN-13: 9781645600121
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book is a compilation of research and readings on the Chausathi Yogini temple at Hirapur (near Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India). This book was motivated by the desire to delve deeply into the tantric roots in which the Yogini cult is embedded and to link it to the significance of this site as a potential cultural tourism destination.
Yogini
Author: Shambhavi L. Chopra
Publisher: SCB Distributors
Published: 2010-04-28
Total Pages: 200
ISBN-13: 8183281672
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Yogini: Unfolding the Goddess Within is a unique record of personal experiences that portray in its various fascinating episode the secrets of the magical world of Tantra. It shows how the gods and goddesses can manifest themselves within our daily lives, taking us from the mundane to the sublime and making our days and nights a dance of wonder and delight.
Yoginī
Author: Guido Zanderigo
Publisher:
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9788124608463
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Devi
Author: Vidya Dehejia
Publisher: Prestel Publishing
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 432
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"Devi, the Great Goddess of India, is beautiful, beneficent, terrifying, all-powerful, and glorious. Ubiquitous in India's social and spiritual fabric, she has, over the millennia, been painted, sculpted, carved, and wrought from silver and bronze in myriad shapes and forms. Devi: The Great Goddess brings together 120 of these diverse examples of Devi and a group of distinguished essayists who explore facets of Devi worship and tradition, including ritual, architecture, literature, history, and contemporary issues such as feminism and gender politics. The book appeals to readers compelled by the exploration and interpretation of the art, religion, and history of India."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
