Encountering Kali Motilal Banarsidass referring to Wackernagel II I

referring to Wackernagel II I 201 (201

Thanks to the generosity of the Kashiraj Trust founded by the Maharaja of Varanasi (Banaras) there are good editions of some of the Puranas

As a major Buddhist belief

the topmost trio of popular Hinduism

that they may be helpful in 'seeing the world in a fresh and interesting way'

Encountering Kali Motilal Banarsidass referring to Wackernagel II IEncountering Kali explores one of the most remarkable divinities the world has seen. The Hindu goddess Kali has simultaneously understood as a blood thirsty warrior a deity of ritual possession a tantric sexual partner and an all loving compassionate mother. Popular and scholarly interest in her has been on the rise in the West in recent years. Responding to this phenomenon McDermott and Kripal's volume focuses on the complexities involved in