Matthew Martin, Tantra, Ritual Performance, and Politics in Nepal and Kerala: Embodying the Goddess-Clan
This book is a rich and multi-layered comparative study of two ritual complexes, Teyyāṭṭam in northern Kerala and Navadurga in Bhaktapur in Nepal. Martin defines these ritual complexes as ‘Folk Śākta’ arguing that they build on trans-local Tantric ritual knowledge transmitted via Nāth ascetic netwo...
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European Bulletin of Himalayan Research
2023
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| Accés en línia: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Sumari: | This book is a rich and multi-layered comparative study of two ritual complexes, Teyyāṭṭam in northern Kerala and Navadurga in Bhaktapur in Nepal. Martin defines these ritual complexes as ‘Folk Śākta’ arguing that they build on trans-local Tantric ritual knowledge transmitted via Nāth ascetic networks (46–47, 169–71) while integrating local practices and religiosities. This postulation is further developed into four interrelated hypotheses about the history and structure of these ritual comp... |
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