Kāmākhya, den menstruerende gudinde: Tantrisme for lægfolk og elite

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Based on an analysis of the cult around the tantric goddess Kāmākhya from Assam, I will discuss her appeal for both laypeople and ascetics. A special feature is that she menstruates and that her blood is held to have thaumaturgical as well as transformative properties. For laypeop...

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Main Author: Marianne Qvortrup Fibiger
Format: Article
Language:Danish
Published: Religionsvidenskabeligt Tidsskrift 2019-03-01
Series:Religionsvidenskabeligt Tidsskrift
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Online Access:https://tidsskrift.dk/rvt/article/view/112747