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Anway Mukhopadhyay, "The Goddess in Hindu-Tantric Traditions: Devī as Corpse" (Routledge, 2018)

Anway Mukhopadhyay, "The Goddess in Hindu-Tantric Traditions: Devī as Corpse" (Routledge, 2018)

FromNew Books in Religion


Anway Mukhopadhyay, "The Goddess in Hindu-Tantric Traditions: Devī as Corpse" (Routledge, 2018)

FromNew Books in Religion

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Length:
78 minutes
Released:
May 8, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Why is the Indian Goddess sometimes figured as a corpse in Tantric Traditions? What is the significance of this? How is it different from when the Hindu god Shiva is figured as a corpse? Centered on the myth of Sati (whereby the Goddess was dismembered after her self-immolation), Anway Mukhopadhyay's new book The Goddess in Hindu-Tantric Traditions: Devī as Corpse (Routledge, 2018) features a fascinating take on why the “death” of the Goddess in this myth is no death at all, especially in contrast to Shiva as corpse.For information on your host Raj Balkaran’s background, see rajbalkaran.com.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
May 8, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

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