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Heroic Shaktism: The Cult of Durga in Ancient Indian Kingship - British Academy Monographs Sarkar, Bihani (British Academy Post-doctoral Fellow, British Academy Post-doctoral Fellow, Christ Church, Oxford)
Heroic Shaktism: The Cult of Durga in Ancient Indian Kingship - British Academy Monographs
Sarkar, Bihani (British Academy Post-doctoral Fellow, British Academy Post-doctoral Fellow, Christ Church, Oxford)
The first expansive historical treatment of the development of the cult of the Indian warrior goddess Durga, from the 3rd to the 12th centuries CE, as she transformed from a wild, antinomian deity to a respectable, classical symbol of kingship.
350 pages, 3 maps and 3 black and white illustrations
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | October 26, 2017 |
| ISBN13 | 9780197266106 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 310 |
| Dimensions | 242 × 166 × 27 mm · 646 g |