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Renowned goddess of desire : women, sex, and speech in Tantra /

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The role of women and ideas of gender are fundamental components of all religious traditions. This book examines the representations of women within Tantra using a case study of a selection of Hindu Tantric texts from the 15th through 18th centuries in Northeast India.

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Main Author: Biernacki, Loriliai
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Subjects:
Women in Tantrism.
Kāmākhya (Hindu deity) > Cult.
Tantric literature > India, Northeastern > History and criticism.
Femmes dans le tantrisme.
Littérature tantrique > Inde (Nord-Est) > Histoire et critique.
RELIGION > Hinduism > General.
Tantric literature
Women in Tantrism
Northeastern India
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Call Number: BL1283.842 .B54 2007eb
 
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