Female danger: "evil", inauspiciousness, and their symbols in representations of South Asian goddesses

Goddesses associated with danger, inauspiciousness or even "evil" have been part of South Asian and especially of Hindu and Tantric pantheons from a very early stage. Prominent examples are Nirá¹?tti for the Vedic and Alaká¹£mÄ« for the Pur?ṇic and contemporary periods. Less known but even...

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Main Author: Zeiler, Xenia (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Univ. 2012
In: Nidān
Year: 2012, Volume: 24, Issue: 1, Pages: 100-116
Further subjects:B Inauspiciousness
B Nirrtti
B Alaksmi
B Evil
B Winnowing fan
B Crow
B Danger
B Goddess
B Dhumavati
B Jyestha
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