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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.

Bibliographic Details
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.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 300 pages)
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-292) and index.
ISBN:9781435620445
1435620445
9780195327823
0195327829
9780195327830
0195327837