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Mahavidyas and the assertion of femininity in Indian thought
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- Exotic India
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- 2002
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- Kumar, Nitin
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- There exists in India a group of strange Goddesses, ten in number. One of them is shown holding her own freshly severed head, which feeds on the blood flowing from her headless torso: another holds a pair of scissors while sitting triumphant atop a corpse. The spectrum of these ten goddesses covers the whole range of feminine divinity, encompassing horrific goddess's at one end, to the ravishingly beautiful at the other..
motherhood and the dark goddess archetype
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- 2002
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- Kumar, Nitin
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- It is well established in the canons of Indian thought that every woman mirrors in herself the divine feminine.
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- Exotic India
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- 2005
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- Kumar, Nitin
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- godinnen, mythen, vrouwbeelden, kunsten, boeddhisme, India
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- Kuan Yin is a beloved goddess of over a billion people the world over. Her name too signifies her compassionate nature, literally meaning 'One who hears the cries of the world.'
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- 2003
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- Kumar, Nitin
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- godinnen, mythen, vrouwbeelden, kunsten, hindoeïsme, India
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- The intense devotion and love which her devotees feel for Ganga is no small measure due to the fact that she is the only accessible physical entity that flows both in the heavens and on the earth. The consequent deification of Ganga, as both a nourishing mother, and also as a guardian of the Hindu temple, is but a natural evolution, when from the depths of the human mind springs a natural ode to her benign nature, manifesting itself in all realms of artistic expression.
the feminine force in Indian art
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- 2000
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- Kumar, Nitin
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- godinnen, mythen, hindoeïsme, vrouwbeelden, kunsten, India
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- The goddess is not only the mysterious source of life, she is the very soil, all-creating and all consuming. Kali makes her 'official' debut in the Devi-Mahatmya, where she is said to have emanated from the brow of Goddess Durga (slayer of demons) during one of the battles between the divine and anti-divine forces. Etymologically Durga's name means 'Beyond Reach'. She is thus an echo of the woman warrior's fierce virginal autonomy. In this context Kali is considered the 'forceful' form of the great goddess Durga.
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