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Miranda Shaw's work examines the centrality of women, sexuality, and the erotic in Tantric Buddhism, challenging male-centered narratives and highlighting feminine spiritual authority.
The book draws on historical texts, biographies, and feminist analysis to recover the contributions of female practitioners and dakinis.
Shaw argues that erotic practices and the feminine principle are essential, not peripheral, to many Tantric lineages, reshaping how Tantra's history is understood.
Her research pays particular attention to stories of female teachers and how they transmitted practices and authority within Vajrayana traditions.
The book has been influential in both academic and practitioner communities for reframing Tantra through a gender-aware lens.
The book draws on historical texts, biographies, and feminist analysis to recover the contributions of female practitioners and dakinis.
Shaw argues that erotic practices and the feminine principle are essential, not peripheral, to many Tantric lineages, reshaping how Tantra's history is understood.
Her research pays particular attention to stories of female teachers and how they transmitted practices and authority within Vajrayana traditions.
The book has been influential in both academic and practitioner communities for reframing Tantra through a gender-aware lens.
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