Magicians, Sorcerers and Witches: Considering Pretantric, Non-sectarian Sources of Tantric Practices
Most models on the origins of tantrism have been either inattentive to or dismissive of non-literate, non-sectarian ritual systems. Groups of magicians, sorcerers or witches operated in India since before the advent of tantrism and continued to perform ritual, entertainment and curative functions do...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI
[2017]
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Religions
Year: 2017, Volume: 8, Issue: 9, Pages: 1-33 |
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sorcerer
B MAGICIAN B Tantra B aindrajālika B Mantra B non-literate B māyākāra B Vidyādhara B Ritual B seeress |
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