Change, Continuity and Complexity - The Mahavidyas in East Indian Sakta Traditions

The Mahavidyas are the representative Tantric feminine pantheon consisting of ten goddesses. It is formed by divergent religious strands & elements: the mat? & yogini worship, the cult of Kali, the Brahmanical strand of Puranic traditions, etc. This volume explores the historical process through which these traditions culminated in the M