The Young Goddess Who Dances through the Ordinariness of Life―A Study on the Tantric Traditions of Kerala
Drawing on both ethnographic and literary sources, this paper indicates that initiations into the mantra of Bālā are essential rites of passage for various Tantric communities. We focus on two previously unstudied texts: Bālāviṃśati stotra (“Twenty Verses on the Bālā Goddess”), a popular eulogy sung...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI
2022
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Religions
Year: 2022, Volume: 13, Issue: 7 |
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Śāktism
B Śrīvidyā B Tantra B Bālā B Hindu goddess B Kerala |
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