Śakti-Pīṭhas : The Sacred Sites of the Goddess in India.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grenner, Friederike.

Series:

Welten Süd- und Zentralasiens / Worlds of South and Inner Asia / Mondes de l'Asie du Sud et de l'Asie Centrale Series

Welten Süd- und Zentralasiens / Worlds of South and Inner Asia / Mondes de l'Asie du Sud et de l'Asie Centrale Series ; v.16

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shaktism.

Goddesses, South Asian.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (498 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Śakti-Pīṭhas

Place of Publication:

Berlin/Boston : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2026.

Summary:

The series Worlds of South and Inner Asia of the Swiss Asia Society publishes high-quality research on present-day and historical South and Inner Asian cultures and societies covering fields such as history, literature, philosophy, politics and arts, as well as interpretations and translations of primary sources.

Contents:

Intro

Acknowledgments

Contents

Note on Transliteration

List of Figures

1 Śakti-Pīṭhas. The Sacred Sites of the Goddess in India-and Beyond

1.1 State of Research and Survey of the Literature

1.2 Methodological Considerations

1.3 Terminological Considerations

2 Goddess Worship, Sacred Geography, and Tantrism

2.1 The Place of Śakti-Pīṭhas in Hindu Goddess Worship

2.1.1 Characteristic Features of Hindu Goddess Worship

2.1.2 Contemporary Voices: How the Goddess is Viewed in Present-Day West Bengal

2.2 The Place of Śakti-Pīṭhas in India's Sacred Geography

2.3 The Place of Śakti-Pīṭhas in Hindu Tantrism

2.3.1 Characteristic Features of Tantric Philosophy and Practice

2.3.2 Contemporary Voices: How Tantra is Viewed in Present-Day West Bengal

3 The Śakti-Pīṭha Narrative: Dakṣa's Sacrifice and Satī's Death

3.1 The Evolution of the Narrative and its Key Elements

3.2 Satī's Death and the Origin of the Pīṭhas in the Śākta Purāṇas

3.2.1 The Satī Narrative in the Devībhāgavatapurāṇa

3.2.2 The Satī Narrative in the Kālikāpurāṇa

3.2.3 The Satī Narrative in the Mahābhāgavatapurāṇa

3.3 The Satī Narrative in Contemporary Vernacular Literature

3.4 The Satī Narrative in Oral Sources

3.5 A Comparison of Sanskrit and Contemporary Sources

4 The Number of Pīṭhas and the Composition of the Group

4.1 The Pīṭha Group in Tantric Sanskrit Literature

4.2 The Pīṭha Group in Bengali Maṅgalakāvya Literature

4.3 The Pīṭha Group in Contemporary Vernacular Literature

4.4 The Pīṭha Group Online

4.5 The Pīṭha Group in Oral Sources

4.6 A Comparison of Sanskrit and Contemporary Sources

4.7 The Canonization of the '51' Pīṭha List

5 Śakti-Pīṭhas Today: A Pan-Indian View

5.1 What Makes a Śakti-Pīṭha a Śakti-Pīṭha?

5.2 Sacred Sites Known Today as Śakti-Pīṭhas.

5.2.1 Śakti-Pīṭhas in Northern India

5.2.2 Śakti-Pīṭhas in Western India

5.2.3 Śakti-Pīṭhas in Central India

5.2.4 Śakti-Pīṭhas in Eastern India

5.2.5 Śakti-Pīṭhas in Southern India

5.2.6 Śakti-Pīṭhas Outside India

5.3 Competition and Compliance: Contemporary Practice and the Literary Ideal

5.4 Temples Featuring '51' Śakti-Pīṭha Replicas

6 Śakti-Pīṭhas of West Bengal: Seven Case Studies

6.1 Śakti-Pīṭhas in West Bengal

6.2 Śakti-Pīṭhas in Birbhum District

6.2.1 Nalāṭeśvarī in Nalhati

6.2.2 Mahiṣamardinī at Bakreśvar

6.2.3 Phullarā Devī in Labhpur

6.2.4 Phullarā Devī in Daksindihi

6.2.5 Kaṅkālī at Kaṅkālī Talā

6.2.6 Nandikeśvarī in Sainthia

6.2.7 The Siddha-Pīṭha Tārāpīṭh

7 Shedding New Light on Śakti-Pīṭhas

Bibliography

Appendix

I Pīṭhanirṇaya (PN)

II Prāṇatoṣiṇītantra (PT)

Kāmyakāṇḍa, chapter 2

III Annadāmaṅgala (AM)

'Garland of Pīṭhas' (Pīṭha-Mālā)

IV 52 Śakti-Pīṭh Gathā (Gath)

'The Ballad of the 52 Śakti-Pīṭhas'

V 51 Satī-Pīṭher Stabamālā (Staba)

'The Necklace of Praise for the 51 Satī-Pīṭhas'

VI A Prototypical '51' Pīṭha List

Index.

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ISBN:

3-11-124397-4

OCLC:

1581077993