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The renowned Goddess of desire: women, sex, and speech in Tantra

By Biernacki , Loriliai

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
2008
ISBN
9780195327823, 0195327829
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2235325 bytes)
Pages
pages cm\313
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
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Introduction : the goddess on the blue hill of Kamakhya -- 1. The "Kali practice" -- 2. Sex talk and gender rites -- 3. The other/woman -- 4. To speak like a woman -- 5. How the Blue Goddess of speech turns blue -- App. 1. Sources, other tantras, and historical context -- App. 2. Synopsis of contents of the Brhannila Tantra. Introduction : the goddess on the blue hill of Kamakhya -- 1. The "Kali practice" -- 2. Sex talk and gender rites -- 3. The other/woman -- 4. To speak like a woman -- 5. How the Blue Goddess of speech turns blue -- App. 1. Sources, other tantras, and historical context -- App. 2. Synopsis of contents of the Brhannila Tantra.

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