Kiss of the Yogini Tantric Sex in Its South Asian Contexts

Name: Kiss of the Yogini Tantric Sex in Its South Asian Contexts
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ISBN: 9780226894843

ISBN-10: 0226894843

ISBN-13: 9780226894843

Edition: 2006

Authors: David Gordon White

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With Kiss of the Yogini , David Gordon White sweeps away centuries of misunderstandings and misrepresentations, returning to original texts, images, and ritual practices to reconstruct the history of South Asian Tantra from the medieval period to the present day. Kiss of the Yogini contains White’s own translations from over a dozen Tantras that have never before been translated into any European language. It will prove to be the definitive work for anyone seeking to understand Tantra and the crucial role it has played in South Asian history, society, culture, and religion. nbsp; “Kiss of the Yogini is one of the few good, interesting books about Tantra, a passionately argued work that…

Book details

List price: $41.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 8/15/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 392
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.83" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English



List of Illustrations


Preface


Note on Transliteration


Abbreviations of Titles of Sanskrit Works



Tantra in Its South Asian Contexts



The Origins of the Yogini: Bird, Animal and Tree Goddesses and Demonesses in South Asia



The Blood of the Yogini: Vital and Sexual Fluids in South Asian Thought and Practice



The Mouth of the Yogini: Sexual Transactions in Tantric Ritual



The Power of the Yogini: Tantric Actors in South Asia



The Consort of the Yogini: South Asian Siddha Cults and Traditions



The Flight of the Yogini: Fueling the Flight of Tantric Witches



The Sublimation of the Yogini: The Subordination of the Feminine in High Hindu Tantra



Tantra New Millennium


Notes


Bibliography


Index