Renowned Goddess of Desire Women, Sex, and Speech in Tantra

Name: Renowned Goddess of Desire Women, Sex, and Speech in Tantra
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ISBN: 9780195327830

ISBN-10: 0195327837

ISBN-13: 9780195327830

Edition: 2007

Authors: Loriliai Biernacki

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Tantra is a family of rituals modeled on those of the Vedas and their attendant texts and lineages. These rituals typically involve the visualization of a deity, offerings, and the chanting of his or her mantra. Common variations include visualizing the deity in the act of sexual union with a consort, visualizing oneself as the deity, and "transgressive" acts such as token consumption of meat or alcohol. Most notoriously, non-standard or ritualized sex is sometimes practiced. This accounts for Tantra's negative reputation in some quarters and its reception in the West primarily as a collection of sexual practices. Although some today extol Tantra's liberating qualities, the role of women…

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List price: $69.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/11/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 312
Size: 9.09" wide x 6.10" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Introduction



The ""Kali Practice"": Rereading Women's Roles in Tantra



Sex Talk and Gender Rites: Women and the Tantric Rite of Sexual Union



The Other/Woman: The Role of Wives and Goddesses in a Tantric Rite of Kamakhya



To Speak Like a Woman: The Feminine Mantra and Bodied Speech



How a Blue Goddess of Speech Turns Blue



Sources, Their Comparison with Other Tantric Texts, and Historical Context



Synopsis of Contents of the Brhannila Tantra


Bibliography