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This introductory chapter begins with a brief discussion of the goddess Shakti and goddess worship in India. It then describes the types of Shaktism: folk/tribal Shaktism, tantric/yogic Shaktism, and Shakta devotion or bhakti. It discusses the difficulty in determining who is a Shakta and presents some background on Bengali religion and literature.
Keywords: India; goddess worship; Shakti; Shaktism; Bengali
Chapter. 10678 words.
Subjects: Hinduism
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