The Tamil Punkster analyses the divine feminine in Hindu mythologies.
Linked by madhat. Join Blogbharti facebook group.This theme of control rears its noxious head repeatedly in these proto-legends, but it’s brilliance lies in the simple fact that it does not explicitly denounce the goddess for being autocratic or unfathomable. What it does is much much worse. It leads you on, using the above mentioned characteristics like the proverbial carrot; cloyingly patronizing the goddess figure in the process and ultimately setting the stage for putting her in her place.
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