Heroic Shāktism : the cult of Durgā in ancient Indian kingship /

Heroic 'Saktism' is the belief that a good king and a true warrior must worship the goddess Durga, the form and substance of kingship. This belief formed the bedrock of ancient Indian practices of cultivating political power. Wildly dangerous and serenely benevolent at one and the same tim...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Sarkar, Bihani, 1983- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Series:	British Academy postdoctoral fellowship monograph.
Subjects:	Durgā > (Hindu deity) Shaktism. Śakti > (Hindu deity) Hindu goddesses. Kings and rulers > History.