The Yoni Cult at Kamakhya: Its Cross-Cultural Roots
In ancient Assam the mythology of Daksa's sacrifice and the consequent suicide of Sati was transformed, in order to incorporate the yoni (vulva) symbol in the Brahmanic context. According to the North-eastern Puranas the limbs of the dismembered goddess's corpse fell to the earth, originat...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Equinox
2016
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Religions of South Asia
Year: 2016, Volume: 10, Issue: 3, Pages: 278-299 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Kāmākhyā, Goddess
/ Yoni
/ Cult
/ Assam
/ Folk religion
/ Brahmanism
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| RelBib Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism |
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Śāktism
B Śākta Pīṭha B Assam B Tantrism B Tribal B Kāmarūpa |
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