The present volume is a valuable testament to Bengal’s Śākta inclusivity that has undergone more than a thousand years of change. By demonstrating the sects’ amenability to the inter-religious negotiations, it brings to the fore the “friendly wedding” (33) between major religious streams. The readers would estimate it as a robust attempt to refute the prevalent notion of the cults’ mutual antagonism. Despite dealing with varied topics, a seamless thematic and chronological tr