The Saktas: An Introductory and Comparative Study

Ernest A. Payne

Dover Publications, Jan 1, 1997 - Religion - 153 pages

Cogent, well-documented study sheds much-needed light on Hindu sect often connected with the darkest, most debased practices of Hinduism. Outlines practices, investigates origins of cult s beliefs, causes of its popularity, and the intense devotion and touching faith it inspires among its devo"

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Saktas: An Introductory and Comparative Study; Eastern philosophy and religion
• Author: Ernest A. Payne
• Edition: illustrated, reprint, revised
• Publisher: Dover Publications, 1997
• ISBN: 0486298663, 9780486298665
• Length: 153 pages
• Subjects: Philosophy / Eastern; Religion / Hinduism / General; Religion / Hinduism / Sacred Writings