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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.
CultHistory and criticismKāmākhyā (Hindu deity)Tantric literatureWomen in TantrismKāmākhya (Hindu deity)TantrismIndia, social conditionsHindu cultsIndic literature, history and criticism