Renowned goddess of desire : women, sex, and speech in Tantra

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Renowned goddess of desire : women, sex, and speech in Tantra

Loriliai Biernacki

Oxford University Press, 2007

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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: [cloth] ISBN 9780195327823

内容説明

Tantra is a family of rituals modeled on those of the Vedas and their attendant texts and lineages. These rituals typically involve the visualization of a deity, offerings, and the chanting of his or her mantra. Common variations include visualizing the deity in the act of sexual union with a consort, visualizing oneself as the deity, and "transgressive" acts such as token consumption of meat or alcohol. Most notoriously, non-standard or ritualized sex is sometimes practiced. This accounts for Tantra's negative reputation in some quarters and its reception in the West primarily as a collection of sexual practices. Although some today extol Tantra's liberating qualities, the role of women remains controversial. Traditionally there are two views of women and Tantra. Either the feminine is a metaphor and actual women are altogether absent, or Tantra involves the transgressive use of women's bodies to serve male interests. Loriliai Biernacki presents an alternative view, in which women are revered, worshipped, and considered worthy of spiritual attainment. Her primary sources are a collection of eight relatively modern Tantric texts written in Sanskrit from the 15th through the 18th century. Her analysis of these texts reveals a view of women that is generally positive and empowering. She focuses on four topics: 1) the "Kali Practice," in which women appear not only as objects of reverence but as practitioners and gurus; 2) the Tantric sex rite, especially in the case that, contrary to other Tantric texts, the preference is for wives as ritual consorts; 3) feminine language and the gendered implications of mantra; and 4) images of male violence towards women in tantric myths. Biernacki, by choosing to analyse eight particular Sanskrit texts, argues that within the tradition of Tantra there exists a representation of women in which the female is an authoritative, powerful, equal participant in the Tantric ritual practice

目次

Introduction 1: The "Kali Practice": Rereading Women's Roles in Tantra 2: Sex Talk and Gender Rites: Women and the Tantric Rite of Sexual Union 3: The Other/Woman: The Role of Wives and Goddesses in a Tantric Rite of Kamakhya 4: To Speak Like a Woman: The Feminine Mantra and Bodied Speech 5: How a Blue Goddess of Speech Turns Blue Appendix 1: Sources, Their Comparison with Other Tantric Texts, and Historical Context Appendix 2: Synopsis of Contents of the Brhannila Tantra Bibliography
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: pbk ISBN 9780195327830

内容説明

Tantra is a family of rituals modeled on those of the Vedas and their attendant texts and lineages. These rituals typically involve the visualization of a deity, offerings, and the chanting of his or her mantra. Common variations include visualizing the deity in the act of sexual union with a consort, visualizing oneself as the deity, and "transgressive" acts such as token consumption of meat or alcohol. Most notoriously, non-standard or ritualized sex is sometimes practiced. This accounts for Tantra's negative reputation in some quarters and its reception in the West primarily as a collection of sexual practices. Although some today extol Tantra's liberating qualities, the role of women remains controversial. Traditionally there are two views of women and Tantra. Either the feminine is a metaphor and actual women are altogether absent, or Tantra involves the transgressive use of women's bodies to serve male interests. Loriliai Biernacki presents an alternative view, in which women are revered, worshipped, and considered worthy of spiritual attainment. Her primary sources are a collection of eight relatively modern Tantric texts written in Sanskrit from the 15th through the 18th century. Her analysis of these texts reveals a view of women that is generally positive and empowering. She focuses on four topics: 1) the "Kali Practice," in which women appear not only as objects of reverence but as practitioners and gurus; 2) the Tantric sex rite, especially in the case that, contrary to other Tantric texts, the preference is for wives as ritual consorts; 3) feminine language and the gendered implications of mantra; and 4) images of male violence towards women in tantric myths. Biernacki, by choosing to analyse eight particular Sanskrit texts, argues that within the tradition of Tantra there exists a representation of women in which the female is an authoritative, powerful, equal participant in the Tantric ritual practice.

目次

Introduction 1: The "Kali Practice": Rereading Women's Roles in Tantra 2: Sex Talk and Gender Rites: Women and the Tantric Rite of Sexual Union 3: The Other/Woman: The Role of Wives and Goddesses in a Tantric Rite of Kamakhya 4: To Speak Like a Woman: The Feminine Mantra and Bodied Speech 5: How a Blue Goddess of Speech Turns Blue Appendix 1: Sources, Their Comparison with Other Tantric Texts, and Historical Context Appendix 2: Synopsis of Contents of the Brhannila Tantra Bibliography

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