Loriliai Biernacki

Region of Interest	South Asia
Primary Country of Residence	United States of America
Title	Associate Professor
Affiliation	University of Colorado
Email	Loriliai.Biernacki@colorado.edu
Mailing Address	University of Colorado at Boulder UCB 292 Boulder, CO 80309 USA
Phone/Fax Number(s)	phones: 303-735-4730 303-735-2080
Countries of Specialization	India
Research Interests	Loriliai Biernacki's research focuses on Tantra, gender studies and critical theory. She teaches classes on Hinduism, Buddhism, religions of India, Gender theory and critical theory.
Publications	Books: The Renowned Goddess of Desire: Women, Goddesses and Gender in Tantra, Oxford University Press August, 2007 Recent Articles: "Wilhelm Halbfass: India and Philology": in Religious Studies Review, 33:2, August 2007 "Possession, Absorption and the Transformation of Samvesa": in Wilhelm Halbfass Commemoration Volume. Veroffentlichungen zu den Sprachen und KulturenSudasiens series. Wien: Osterreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, 2007 "Sex Talk and Gender Rites: Women and Tantric Sex" in International Journal of Hindu Studies, 7:3 August, 2006. "Shree Maa of Kamakkhya" in The Graceful Guru: Hindu Female Gurus in India and the US, Oxford University Press, 2004
Keywords	Tantra ; gender ; critical theory ; Hinduism ; Buddhism ; religion ; ...