Folk Śākta tantric (goddess-oriented) performances in South Asia: theory, ethnography, and historical processes

<p>This thesis proceeds as an ethnographically informed study of two folk Śākta ('goddess-oriented') ritual performances in South Asia: Navadurgā performances of Bhaktapur, Nepal, and Teyyāṭṭam performances in Northern Kerala. Drawing, in part, upon fieldwork insights, I suggest that...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Martin, M
Other Authors: Flood, G
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2019