The Canon of the Saivagama : Tantras of the Western Kaula Tradition

An introductory study of Tantric Saivism in its original scriptural sources.

It traces the features and contents of the canon of the Saiva Tantras making use of many unpublished manuscripts from Kashmiri Saiva authors.

The book is also an introduction to the literature of the Kubjika-mata.

As Kundalini, Kubjika is worshipped as the Goddess who is curled up and sleeping, waiting to be awakened.

The author explores place in its Tantric literature.