Title: Renowned Goddess of Desire
Description: 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.
Subjects: Cult, History and criticism, Kāmākhyā (Hindu deity), Tantric literature, Women in Tantrism, Kāmākhya (Hindu deity), Tantrism, India, social conditions, Hindu cults, Indic literature, history and criticism
Places: Northeastern India