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It brought about a new development known as Saktism, and the still later and grosser literature of the Tantras.
Oriental Religions and Christianity A Course of Lectures Delivered on the Ely Foundation Before the Students of Union Theological Seminary, New York, 1891 Frank F. Ellinwood
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Hinduism have degenerated from the lofty aspirations of the Vedic nature-worship to the vileness of Saktism, from the noble praises of
Oriental Religions and Christianity A Course of Lectures Delivered on the Ely Foundation Before the Students of Union Theological Seminary, New York, 1891 Frank F. Ellinwood
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At least one sub-sect founded by Harivamsa (born 1559) adopts a doctrine analogous to Saktism and worships Râdhâ as the manifestation of
Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 Charles Eliot 1896
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The metaphysical ideas of Saktism are thus described by Sir
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) Robert Vane Russell 1894
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Saktism and Tantrism) ran riot into a helpless licence, which must modify, one feels, the whole national destiny.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913
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Edward Gait: [377] "Saktism is based on the worship of the active producing principle,
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) Robert Vane Russell 1894
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