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Introduction 1. Vidyās and Mahāvidyās 2. Tantric and Brahmanical 3. Text and Context 　 II. Grouping of Multiple Feminine Divinities 1. Mātṛkās: Fearsome Autochthonous Goddesses in Brahmanical Traditions 2. Yoginīs: Bearers of Magical Power in Tantric Traditions 3. Vidyās: Embodiment of Mystical Knowledge in Shramanic Traditions 　 III. Making of the Mahāvidyās in the Śākta Upapurāṇas and Tantras in Eastern India 1. Expanded Realm and Enhanced Presence of Brāhmaṇas 2. Transfiguration of the Mahāvidyās in Cosmic Dimension 3. Systematization of the Mahāvidyās in Domestic Setting 　 IV. Locating of the Mahāvidyās at the Sacred Landscape 1. The Goddess Kāmākhyā and Political Powers in Kāmarūpa 2. Śākta Pīṭhas as a Religious Network in Early Medieval East India 3. Ten Mahāvidyās in the Most Renowned Śākta Centre 　 V. Conclusion 1. Antecedents of the Mahāvidyās 2. Mahāvidyās in Eastern Śākta Traditions 3. Socio-Religious Implication of the Mahāvidyās