2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The mechanism of the rise of the Supreme Goddess in the early mediaeval India
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19520300
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Literatures/Literary theories in other countries and areas
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| Research Institution | Kyoto University |
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Principal Investigator |
YOKOCHI Yuko Kyoto University, 文学研究科, 准教授 (30230650)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2007 – 2009
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| Keywords | スカンダプラーナ / 女神神話 / 女神信仰 / 中世ヒンドゥー教史 / プラーナ文献校訂 / デーヴィーマーハートミャ |
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| Research Abstract |
In India, since the third century AD, the idea of <the Goddess> had taken shape from various goddesses during the process of integration of the goddess worship into the orthodox Hindu tradition. As a culminating point, in the eight to the ninth century, the Supreme Goddess, the highest deity and principle of the universe, rose. This was resulted from the evolution of the virgin Warrior Goddess under royal patronage, who integrated the Consort Goddess of the Shaiva mythology into her as a secondary manifestation. It is also significant that the concept of shakti, Shiva's power pervading the universe, provided the Supreme Goddess with a theological support.
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