Transformations and Transfer of Tantra in Asia and Beyond

The essays in this volume, written by specialists working in the field of tantric studies, attempt to trace processes of transformation and transfer that occurred in the history of tantra from around the seventh century and up to the present. The volume gathers contributions on South Asia, Tibet, Ch...

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Auteur principal: Keul, István 1970- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Livre
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: s.l. Walter De Gruyter GmbH Co. KG 2012
Dans: Religion and society (52)
Année: 2012
Édition:1. Aufl.
Collection/Revue:Religion and society 52
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Asie / Westeuropa / Tantrisme / Histoire
B Asie / Tantrisme / Diffusion / Monde occidental
Sujets non-standardisés:B Asiatische Religionen
B Asian Religions
B Tantrism History
B Tantra
B Histoire des religions
B Contribution <colloque> 2008 (Berlin)
B Tantrism
B History of Religion
B Tantrisme
B Religion / History
B Recueil d'articles
B Tantrism (Asia)
Accès en ligne: Couverture
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Édition parallèle:Non-électronique
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Résumé:The essays in this volume, written by specialists working in the field of tantric studies, attempt to trace processes of transformation and transfer that occurred in the history of tantra from around the seventh century and up to the present. The volume gathers contributions on South Asia, Tibet, China, Mongolia, Japan, North America, and Western Europe. The chapters cover a wide thematic area, which includes modern Bengali tantric practitioners, tantric ritual in medieval China, the South Asian cults of the mother goddesses, the way of Buddhism into Mongolia, and countercultural echoes of con
István Keul
ISBN:3110258102
Accès:Restricted Access
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1515/9783110258110