Blood for the Goddess

Several 17th century sources (European travel literature and Mughal historiography) record the practice of self-mutilation, and possibly ritual suicide, at the Hindu temple of Vajreśvarī (Kāngṛā, HP), an important place of pilgrimage related to the Śakti cult. Blood-spilling, symbolizing ferti...

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Autor: Jiménez Cid, Alejandro
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
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https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.5565/rev/indialogs.41
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Palabra clave:Blood sacrifice
Hinduism
Self-mutilation
Goddess
Shakti
Kangra
Himachal pradesh
Sacrificio sangriento
Hinduismo
Automutilación
Diosa
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spelling Blood for the GoddessSelf-mutilation Rituals at Vajreshwari Mandir, KangraSangre para la diosaJiménez Cid, AlejandroBlood sacrificeHinduismSelf-mutilationGoddessShaktiKangraHimachal pradeshSacrificio sangrientoHinduismoAutomutilaciónDiosaSeveral 17th century sources (European travel literature and Mughal historiography) record the practice of self-mutilation, and possibly ritual suicide, at the Hindu temple of Vajreśvarī (Kāngṛā, HP), an important place of pilgrimage related to the Śakti cult. Blood-spilling, symbolizing fertility, played a central role in these sacrifices, which were discontinued in the 18th century as they entered in conflict with the non-violent view of Hinduism supported by urban elites.Diversas fuentes literarias del siglo XVII (viajeros europeos e historiógrafos mogoles) registran la práctica de automutilaciones, y posiblemente suicidios rituales, en el templo hindú de Vajreśvarī (Kāngṛā, HP), un importante centro de peregrinación asociado al culto de Śakti. El derramamiento de sangre, símbolo de fertilidad, constituía la parte central de estos sacrificios, los cuales dejaron de realizarse en el siglo XVIII al entrar en conflicto con la visión no violenta del hinduismo promovida por las elites urbanas. 22016-01-0120162016-01-01Articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://ddd.uab.cat/record/149118https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.5565/rev/indialogs.41reponame:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UABinstname:Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaInglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Aquest document està subjecte a una llicència d'ús Creative Commons. Es permet la reproducció total o parcial, la distribució, la comunicació pública de l'obra i la creació d'obres derivades, fins i tot amb finalitats comercials, sempre i quan es reconegui l'autoria de l'obra original.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ddd.uab.cat:1491182026-06-06T12:50:31Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Blood for the Goddess
Self-mutilation Rituals at Vajreshwari Mandir, Kangra
Sangre para la diosa
title Blood for the Goddess
spellingShingle Blood for the Goddess
Jiménez Cid, Alejandro
Blood sacrifice
Hinduism
Self-mutilation
Goddess
Shakti
Kangra
Himachal pradesh
Sacrificio sangriento
Hinduismo
Automutilación
Diosa
title_short Blood for the Goddess
title_full Blood for the Goddess
title_fullStr Blood for the Goddess
title_full_unstemmed Blood for the Goddess
title_sort Blood for the Goddess
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Jiménez Cid, Alejandro
author Jiménez Cid, Alejandro
author_facet Jiménez Cid, Alejandro
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Blood sacrifice
Hinduism
Self-mutilation
Goddess
Shakti
Kangra
Himachal pradesh
Sacrificio sangriento
Hinduismo
Automutilación
Diosa
topic Blood sacrifice
Hinduism
Self-mutilation
Goddess
Shakti
Kangra
Himachal pradesh
Sacrificio sangriento
Hinduismo
Automutilación
Diosa
description Several 17th century sources (European travel literature and Mughal historiography) record the practice of self-mutilation, and possibly ritual suicide, at the Hindu temple of Vajreśvarī (Kāngṛā, HP), an important place of pilgrimage related to the Śakti cult. Blood-spilling, symbolizing fertility, played a central role in these sacrifices, which were discontinued in the 18th century as they entered in conflict with the non-violent view of Hinduism supported by urban elites.
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