Att förkroppsliga Shakti

In recent years, contemporary tantra, sometimes referred to as “neo-tantra” has spread substantially throughout Sweden. Emphasizing intimacy and polarity means healing liberation, the movement tends highlight ideals of “masculine males” ”feminine females”, while identifying women with Shakti (creativity/immanence) men Shiva (consciousness/transcendence). This text examines use more precisely notions femininity within Swedish using qualitative interviews. The purpose is analyse relationship between tantric femininity/femininities agency subjectivity female practitioners. material construed from a critical feminist theoretical framework, taking its point departure in concept plural positional femininities well Luce Irigaray’s “sexual difference” (Irigaray 1994) Rosi Braidotti’s ”nondual materialism” (Braidotti 2011). position being one essentialism discussed related her ventures into yogic practice. study suggests that tantra many ways fortifies gender-stereotypical views on question effects women’s left open for further research.