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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 T

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Author

Biernacki, Loriliai

Publisher

Oxford University PressNew York

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9781281165596

Category

language

Subjects

History, Religion, Linguistics

Updated

2026-03-24