The Young Goddess Who Dances through the Ordinariness of Life-A Study on the Tantric Traditions of Kerala
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4816788 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maciej Karasinski-Sroka (Hainan University, corresponding author), G Sudev Krishna Sharman (Govt. HSS Pookkoottumpadam, Malappuram District, Pookottumpadam 679332, India) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 667 |
| Publication date | 2022-07-21 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel13070667 |
| OpenAlex | W4286433259 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 34 |
Drawing on both ethnographic and literary sources, this paper indicates that initiations into the mantra of Bālā are essential rites of passage for various Tantric communities. We focus on two previously unstudied texts: Bālāviṃśati stotra ("Twenty Verses on the Bālā Goddess"), a popular eulogy sung on festive occasions in Keralan temples, and Bālādīkṣāpaddhati ("A Treatise on Initiation into the Bālā Mantra"), a short treatise explaining the rules of initiation into the Bālā cult of Kerala. The article contextualizes the texts by providing commentaries of practitioners and interpretations of Keralan gurus who initiate their adepts into Śrīvidyā
Art · Cult · Ethnography · Eulogy · Focus (optics · Literature · Mantra · Poetry · Sociology · Theology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Anthropology · History · Indian and Buddhist Studies · Philosophy · Social and Economic Development in India
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| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2023 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |