thanks deb for an amazing list of shakta literature! !

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db, thi sis indeed fantastic! i just took a look at list - pretty

much includes most of the books i have glanced through at one point

of time or another... ... except i found madhu khanna missing ! is

this an oversight? i have seen you quoting from madhu khanna in

your posts in shakti sadhnaa club...

 

 

i was surprised to see you mentioning daugters of the goddess by

linda johnson - i have this book and sree maa (the guru of swami

satyananda sarswati) is one of the women saints mentioned in this

well wriitten book... it also includes other women saints like

ammachi, maa amritanandamayee , gurumayee etc...

btw linda johnson is a devotee of sree maa/swami satyananda

saraswati!

 

about devdutt patnaik 's book on the goddess of india - i have this

to say... i glanced through it at barnes and noble wand i liked it

more for its art work ! a bit too erotic and more in the style of

khajuraho scuptures!!! there was not much in the way of writwen

material!!!

 

coburn - i already own as you can see - i just quoted a poem from his

book in response to blisswave's post! but may i ask you a question,

if you will pardon me! please?

 

is coburn a practicing tantrik or a shakta? well, our swami

satyananda saraswati is a practicing tantrik and a shakta par

excellance ...

 

i have had a look at vidya dehija's book also at barnes and noble -

for art lovers , it a treat - a little too 'erotic' to non-tantriks!

(my daughter did not like my looking at it -she is kind of

conservative)

 

you have put together a great list, db! hats off to you! you shoould

ask amazon to give you commission on every book we members

purchase... fair enough for acting as theit marketing man!!!

 

great job db ! our heartfelt thanks to you!

 

love

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Devi : The Great Goddess : Female Divinity in South Asian Art

by Vidya Dehejia (Editor), Thomas B. Coburn

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leopold_bloom's comments:

For art-loving devotees! A beautiful survey of Devi in Indian art.

 

 

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Restoring the Goddess : Equal Rites for Modern Women

by Barbara G. Walker

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leopold_bloom's comments:

A smart, authoritative, and practical look at the socio-psychological

implications of Goddess worship.

 

 

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Twilight Goddess : Spiritual Feminism and Feminine Spirituality

by Thomas Cleary, et al

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A rich, scholarly exploration of common Goddess threads in Hinduism,

Buddhism, Islam and Christianity.

 

 

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Devi Mahatmya : The Crystallization of the Goddess Tradition

by Thomas B. Coburn

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Another hard-to-find gem, shows how pre-Aryan Indian Goddess

traditions forever changed Hinduism!

 

 

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When God Was a Woman

by Merlin Stone

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leopold_bloom's comments:

World context: Shaktism as a living, uninterrupted tradition dating

back to the ancient Goddess religions.

 

 

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Daughters of the Goddess: The Women Saints of India

by Linda Johnsen

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leopold_bloom's comments:

A bit "New-Agey" in tone, but a valuable intoduction to this

important aspect of Shaktism.

 

 

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The Yoni : Sacred Symbol of Female Creative Power

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Devi isn't just God in drag: Meet and bow before the essence of the

Divine Feminine.

 

 

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The Secret of the Three Cities : An Introduction to Hindu Sakta

Tantrism

by Douglas Renfrew Brooks

 

Out of Print--Limited Availability

 

leopold_bloom's comments:

Another rarity worth finding if you possibly can.

 

 

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Aghora : At the Left Hand of God

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An eye-opening look at the notorious (and highly misunderstood) "Left-

Hand" Path of Tantric Shaktism.

 

 

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The Powers of Tamil Women (Foreign and Comparative Studies/South

Asian Series, No 6)

by Susan S. Wadley (Editor)

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A compelling look at what the Goddess (and femininity) mean to women

in South India.

 

 

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Kali Puja

by Swami Satyananda Saraswati

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leopold_bloom's comments:

Not a favorite of mine, but many Shaktas like this book a lot.

 

 

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A Survey of Hinduism

by Klaus K. Klostermaier

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A nice survey that places Shaktism in the larger context of Hinduism

 

 

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Lalita Sahasranama With English Commentary

by R. Prasad

 

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leopold_bloom's comments:

Another basic scripture of Shaktism, the Thousand-Name Hymn of Lalita

(Devi); seek and you will find several good versions out there.

 

 

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