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"Śāktism among the Śaivas" (part 1)
Prof. Alexis Sanderson

- first 31 min: historical survey, rise of Śaivism
- 31:00 lay vs. initiatory Śaivism (forms of Śaivism)
- 34:00 atimārga, mantramārga, and kulamārga
- 36:00 atimārga I - II - III
- 49:30 mantramārga: saiddhāntika vs. non-saiddhāntika divisions
- 56:20 kulamārga

These lectures will give an account of the history and role of Śāktism, notably of the Trika and Krama, among the Śaivas of Kashmir from the ninth to thirteenth centuries, presenting these developments in the broader context of the history of Śaivism in the early medieval period.

The handout can be downloaded from our Śākta Traditions website under Prof Sanderson's lecture: saktatraditions.org/sakta-traditions-online-lecture-series-mt20
Please be aware of small corrections in relation to this handout made in the lecture (see part 2 of the lecture, 51:27).

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