Tantric visions of the divine fiminine: The ten Mahavidyas/ (Record no. 158803)
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| fixed length control field | 00380nam a2200133Ia 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9788120815223 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | CUS |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 294.5514 |
| Item number | KIN/T |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Kinsley, David |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Tantric visions of the divine fiminine: The ten Mahavidyas/ |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | David Kinsley |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Delhi: |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Motilal Banarsidass, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 1998. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 318 p. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | PART I. THE MAHAVIDYAS AS A GROUP<br/>The Ten Mahavidyas 9;<br/> Typical Literary and Iconographic Contexts <br/> The Mahavidyas as Forms of the MahadevI <br/>Mahavidya Origin Myths <br/> Interrelationships among the Mahavidyas <br/> Worship of the Mahavidyas<br/>The Mahavidyas and Magical Powers <br/> The Significance of the Term Mahavidya <br/> Concluding Observations <br/>PART II. THE INDIVIDUAL MAHAVIDYAS<br/>Kali: The Black Goddess<br/>Tara: The Goddess Who Guides through Troubles<br/>Tripura-sundarl: She Who Is Lovely in the Three Worlds<br/>Bhuvane^arl: She Whose Body Is the World<br/>Chinnamasta: The Self-Decapitated Goddess<br/>Bhairavl: The Fierce One<br/>Dhumavati: The Widow Goddess<br/>Bagalamukhl: The Paralyzer<br/>Matarigi: The Outcaste Goddess<br/>Kamala: The Lotus Goddess<br/>PART III. CONCLUDING REFLECTIONS<br/>Corpses and Cremation Grounds <br/> Skulls and Severed Heads <br/>Sexuality and Awakened Consciousness <br/>The Conjimction of Death and Sexual Imagery <br/>The Roles of Women and Reverence for Women <br/> The Potentially Liberating Nature of Social Antimodels |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT | |
| Keyword | déesse -- féminin (principe) -- tantrisme. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT | |
| Keyword | féminin (principe) |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | General Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession number | Date last seen | Date last checked out | Koha item type |
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| Central Library, Sikkim University | Central Library, Sikkim University | General Book Section | 29/08/2016 | 294.5514 KIN/T | P13635 | 31/08/2019 | 31/08/2019 | General Books |