The Hindus (126 page)
Authors: Wendy Doniger
CHAPTER 14. GODDESSES AND GODS IN THE EARLY PURANAS
7
Ibid., 28.
Ibid., 28.
10
Ibid., 144.
Ibid., 144.
13
Hein, “A Revolution in Krsnaism,” 309-10.
Hein, “A Revolution in Krsnaism,” 309-10.
16
Ibid., 31.
Ibid., 31.
19
Doniger, “Jewels of Rejection.”
Doniger, “Jewels of Rejection.”
20
Goldman, “Karma, Guilt, and Buried Memories,” 423.
Goldman, “Karma, Guilt, and Buried Memories,” 423.
23
Doniger O’Flaherty, “The Image of the Heretic.”
Doniger O’Flaherty, “The Image of the Heretic.”
24
Ramanujan and Cutler, “From Classicism to Bhakti,” 232.
Ramanujan and Cutler, “From Classicism to Bhakti,” 232.
30
Ben Shonthal’s vivid formulation.
Ben Shonthal’s vivid formulation.
38
Narayana Rao, “Hinduism: The Untold Story.”
Narayana Rao, “Hinduism: The Untold Story.”
40
Narayana Rao, “Hinduism: The Untold Story.”
Narayana Rao, “Hinduism: The Untold Story.”
41
Narayana Rao, “Purana as Brahminic Ideology,” 91-92.
Narayana Rao, “Purana as Brahminic Ideology,” 91-92.
57
This is the story that Kalidasa alludes to: “Shiva’s wife, Sati, the daughter of Daksha, was devoted to her husband and outraged when her father dishonored him. She discarded her body through yoga.”
Kumarasambhava
1.21
This is the story that Kalidasa alludes to: “Shiva’s wife, Sati, the daughter of Daksha, was devoted to her husband and outraged when her father dishonored him. She discarded her body through yoga.”
Kumarasambhava
1.21
66
Padma Purana
1.46.1-32, 47-108,119-21. The same text, with some variations, appears in the
Skanda Purana
1.2.27-29 (the version translated in Doniger O’Flaherty,
Hindu Myths
, 251-61, and discussed by Doniger,
Bedtrick
, 69-75) and in the
Matsya Purana
154-57 (the version translated by Shulman in
God Inside Out
, 156).
Padma Purana
1.46.1-32, 47-108,119-21. The same text, with some variations, appears in the
Skanda Purana
1.2.27-29 (the version translated in Doniger O’Flaherty,
Hindu Myths
, 251-61, and discussed by Doniger,
Bedtrick
, 69-75) and in the
Matsya Purana
154-57 (the version translated by Shulman in
God Inside Out
, 156).
74
Dirks, “Political Authority and Structural Change,”125-57.
Dirks, “Political Authority and Structural Change,”125-57.
80
Sanford, “Holi Through Dauji’s Eyes.”
Sanford, “Holi Through Dauji’s Eyes.”
CHAPTER 15. SECTS AND SEX IN THE TANTRIC PURANAS AND THE TANTRAS
6
Lévi,
Le théâtre,
184-95. The Kashmiri historian Rajashekhara, in the ninth century, identified him as a Chandala. Sylvain Lévi identifies him as a Jaina, but his name betrays his low-caste origin.
Lévi,
Le théâtre,
184-95. The Kashmiri historian Rajashekhara, in the ninth century, identified him as a Chandala. Sylvain Lévi identifies him as a Jaina, but his name betrays his low-caste origin.
13
Ingalls, “Cynics and Pashupatas,” 284, citing the Mathara pillar inscription of Chandragupta II,
Epigraphica Indica
, vol. 21, 1-9.
Ingalls, “Cynics and Pashupatas,” 284, citing the Mathara pillar inscription of Chandragupta II,
Epigraphica Indica
, vol. 21, 1-9.
14
Flood (
Introduction
, 155-57) dates the
Pashupata Sutra
to about the ninth century, but Ingalls thought it was the work of Lakulisha, about 100 CE.
Flood (
Introduction
, 155-57) dates the
Pashupata Sutra
to about the ninth century, but Ingalls thought it was the work of Lakulisha, about 100 CE.
23
Ibid., 277-86.
Ibid., 277-86.
34
Doniger and Smith, “Sacrifice and Substitution.”
Doniger and Smith, “Sacrifice and Substitution.”
37
Devi-bhagavata Purana
7.30.27-37, 40-50;
Brahmavaivarta Purana
4.42-43;
Maha-bhagavata Purana
11-23;
Skanda Purana, Kedara Khanda
162; Doniger O’Flaherty,
Hindu Myths
, 249-51.
Devi-bhagavata Purana
7.30.27-37, 40-50;
Brahmavaivarta Purana
4.42-43;
Maha-bhagavata Purana
11-23;
Skanda Purana, Kedara Khanda
162; Doniger O’Flaherty,
Hindu Myths
, 249-51.
47
Ibid., 154.
Ibid., 154.
48
Ibid., 155.
Ibid., 155.
49
Kripal, “Hinduism and Popular Western Culture.”
Kripal, “Hinduism and Popular Western Culture.”
56
Wedemeyer, “Beef, Dog.”
Wedemeyer, “Beef, Dog.”
60
Ibid., 254.
Ibid., 254.
61
Ibid., xiii.
Ibid., xiii.
62
Ibid., 72.
Ibid., 72.
65
Padma Purana
1.46.1-32, 47-108, 119-21;
Skanda Purana
1.2.27-29 (Doniger O’Flaherty,
Hindu Myths
, 251-61);
Matsya Purana
154-57.
Padma Purana
1.46.1-32, 47-108, 119-21;
Skanda Purana
1.2.27-29 (Doniger O’Flaherty,
Hindu Myths
, 251-61);
Matsya Purana
154-57.
66
Urban, “Matrix of Power.”
Urban, “Matrix of Power.”
68
Ibid., 220.
Ibid., 220.
69
Ibid., 7-8.
Ibid., 7-8.
70
Ibid., 67.
Ibid., 67.
71
Ibid., 235
Ibid., 235
74
Ibid., 159.
Ibid., 159.
75
Ibid., xii.
Ibid., xii.
77
Ibid., 11.110-20.
Ibid., 11.110-20.
79
Sanjukta Gupta, “The Domestication of a Goddess,” 62.
Sanjukta Gupta, “The Domestication of a Goddess,” 62.
81
Wedemeyer, “Beef, Dog,” 392-93.
Wedemeyer, “Beef, Dog,” 392-93.
82
Urban, “What’s in It.”
Urban, “What’s in It.”
86
Bharati, “Making Sense out of Tantrism and Tantrics,” 53.
Bharati, “Making Sense out of Tantrism and Tantrics,” 53.
88
Urban, “Matrix of Power.”
Urban, “Matrix of Power.”
92
As the historian Kshemendra reports, in Kashmir in the tenth or eleventh century CE.
As the historian Kshemendra reports, in Kashmir in the tenth or eleventh century CE.
100
Ibid., 11.120-30.
Ibid., 11.120-30.
101
Ibid., 11.130-43.
Ibid., 11.130-43.
112
Ibid.
Ibid.
115
Ibid., 68.
Ibid., 68.
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