Description |
1 online resource (viii, 300 pages) |
Contents |
Introduction : the Goddess on the Blue Hill of Kāmākhyā -- The "Kālī practice" -- Sex talk and gender rites -- The other/woman -- To speak like a woman -- How the Blue Goddess of speech turns blue -- Appendix 1 : sources, other tantras, and historical context -- Appendix 2 : synopsis of contents of the Brhannīla tantra |
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 |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-292) and index |
Notes |
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. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
Subject |
Women in Tantrism.
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Kāmākhya (Hindu deity) -- Cult
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Tantric literature -- India, Northeastern -- History and criticism
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RELIGION -- Hinduism -- General.
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Tantric literature
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Women in Tantrism
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Northeastern India
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Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781435620445 |
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1435620445 |
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9780195327823 |
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0195327829 |
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9780195327830 |
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0195327837 |
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