From magic to deity, matter to persona: the exaltation of Māyā
The first chapter of the Devīmāhātmya, a collection of myths about the warrior goddess Durgā, mentions a mysterious figure of magic and causal power, the goddess Mahāmāyā who is the personified sleep of Viṣṇu. Though tightly enmeshed with Durgā, Mahāmāyā is charged with a complex symbolism distingui...
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Oxford University Press
2018
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