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