Title: Renowned goddess of desire : women, sex, and speech in Tantra /
Authors: Biernacki, Loriliai.
Publisher: Oxford University Press,
Year: 2007
Subjects: Kāmākhyā Cult.; Women in Tantrism.; Tantric literature India, Northeastern History and criticism.
Abstract: 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.
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.