Silvia Schwarz Linder, "Goddess Traditions in India: Theological Poems and Philosophical Tales in the Tripurarahasya" (Routledge, 2022)
Silvia Schwarz Linder's\xa0Goddess Traditions in India: Theological Poems and Philosophical Tales in the Tripurarahasya\xa0(Routledge, 2022) is a study of the \u015ar\u012bvidy\u0101 and \u015a\u0101kta traditions in the context of South Indian intellectual history in the late middle ages.\nAssociated with the religious tradition known as \u015ar\u012bvidy\u0101 and devoted to the cult of the Goddess Tripur\u0101, the text was probably composed between the 13th and the 16th century CE. The analysis of its narrative parts addresses questions about the relationships between Tantric and Pur\u0101\u1e47ic goddesses. The discussion of its philosophical and theological teachings tackles problems related to the relationships between S\u0101kta and \u015aaiva traditions. The stylistic devices adopted by the author(s) of the work deal uniquely with doctrinal and ritual elements of the \u015ar\u012bvidy\u0101 through the medium of a literary and poetic language. This stylistic peculiarity distinguishes the\xa0Tripur\u0101rahasya\xa0from many other Tantric texts, characterized by a more technical language.\n\ufeffRaj Balkaran is a scholar, online educator, and life coach. For information see\xa0rajbalkaran.com.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices\nSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/gender-studies