The Ethnography Of Tantra
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The Ethnography Of Tantra
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Author : Carola E. Lorea
language : en
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Release Date : 2023-11-01
The Ethnography Of Tantra written by Carola E. Lorea and has been published by State University of New York Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11-01 with Religion categories.
This is the first collection of essays to approach the topic of Tantric Studies from the vantage point of ethnography and lived religion, moving beyond the centrality of written texts and giving voice to the everyday life and livelihoods of a multitude of Tantric actors. Bringing together a team of international scholars whose contributions range across diverse communities and traditions in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Himalayan region, the book connects distant shores of Tantric scholarship and lived Tantric practices. The contributors unpack Tantra’s relationship to the body, ritual performance, sexuality, secrecy, power hierarchies, death, magic, and healing, while doing so with vigilant sensitivity to decolonization and the ethics of fieldwork. Through diverse ethnographies of Tantra and attention to lived experiences and life stories, the book challenges normative definitions of Tantra and maps the variety of Tantric traditions, providing comparative perspectives on Tantric societies across regions and religious backgrounds. The accessible tone of the ethnographic case studies makes this an ideal book for undergraduate or graduate audiences working on the topic of Tantra.
Tantra Magic And Vernacular Religions In Monsoon Asia
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Author : Andrea Acri
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2022-11-03
Tantra Magic And Vernacular Religions In Monsoon Asia written by Andrea Acri and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-11-03 with Social Science categories.
This book explores the cross- and trans-cultural dialectic between Tantra and intersecting ‘magical’ and ‘shamanic’ practices associated with vernacular religions across Monsoon Asia. With a chronological frame going from the mediaeval Indic period up to the present, a wide geographical framework, and through the dialogue between various disciplines, it presents a coherent enquiry shedding light on practices and practitioners that have been frequently alienated in the elitist discourse of mainstream Indic religions and equally overlooked by modern scholarship. The book addresses three desiderata in the field of Tantric Studies: it fills a gap in the historical modelling of Tantra; it extends the geographical parameters of Tantra to the vast, yet culturally interlinked, socio-geographical construct of Monsoon Asia; it explores Tantra as an interface between the Sanskritic elite and the folk, the vernacular, the magical, and the shamanic, thereby revisiting the intellectual and historically fallacious divide between cosmopolitan Sanskritic and vernacular local. The book offers a highly innovative contribution to the field of Tantric Studies and, more generally, South and Southeast Asian religions, by breaking traditional disciplinary boundaries. Its variety of disciplinary approaches makes it attractive to both the textual/diachronic and ethnographic/synchronic dimensions. It will be of interest to specialist and non-specialist academic readers, including scholars and students of South Asian religions, mainly Hinduism and Buddhism, Tantric traditions, and Southeast Asian religions, as well as Asian and global folk religion, shamanism, and magic.
Tantra Ritual Performance And Politics In Nepal And Kerala
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Author : Matthew Martin
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2020-08-10
Tantra Ritual Performance And Politics In Nepal And Kerala written by Matthew Martin and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-08-10 with Religion categories.
For the first time, Tantra, Ritual Performance and Politics in Nepal and Kerala offers a comparative approach to Tantric mediumship as observed in two locales: Navadurgā rituals in Bhaktapur, Nepal, and Teyyāṭṭam in North Kerala.
Yoga Bhoga And Ardhanariswara
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Author : Prem Saran
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2012-04-27
Yoga Bhoga And Ardhanariswara written by Prem Saran and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-27 with Religion categories.
This book is a social–scientific interpretation of the 15 centuries-old Hindu and Buddhist traditions of tantra. It is a self-reflexive study, informed by an insider’s empathy and the apprehension of an Indologist-cum-anthropologist who is also a mystic and an initiated practitioner of the cult himself. Using his personal praxis to inform his research, the author examines three core themes tantra: a ‘holonic’ mandalic individuality that conduces to the mystical experience; a positive valorisation of pleasure and play; and cultural attitudes of gender-mutuality and complementarity as neatly encapsulated in the icon of Shiva as Ardhanariswara. This analysis —as captured by the tantric mandalas of deities in intimate union who vividly enact the three themes — leads to his compelling metathesis, that of tantra serving as a permanent counterculture within Indic civilisation. This book should be of interest to those in anthropology, South Asian studies, religious studies, gender studies, psychology, and philosophy, as also the general reader.
The Path Of Desire
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Author : Hugh B. Urban
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2024-03-21
The Path Of Desire written by Hugh B. Urban and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-03-21 with Religion categories.
A provocative study of contemporary Tantra as a dynamic living tradition. Tantra, one of the most important religious currents in South Asia, is often misrepresented as little more than ritualized sex. Through a mixture of ethnography and history, Hugh B. Urban reveals a dynamic living tradition behind the sensationalist stories. Urban shows that Tantric desire goes beyond the erotic, encompassing such quotidian experiences as childbearing and healing. He traces these holistic desires through a series of unique practices: institutional Tantra centered on gurus and esoteric rituals; public Tantra marked by performance and festival; folk Tantra focused on magic and personal well-being; and popular Tantra imagined in fiction, film, and digital media. The result is a provocative new description of Hindu Tantra that challenges us to approach religion as something always entwined with politics and culture, thoroughly entangled with ordinary needs and desires.
The Origins Of Yoga And Tantra
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Author : Geoffrey Samuel
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2008-03-27
The Origins Of Yoga And Tantra written by Geoffrey Samuel and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-03-27 with Religion categories.
Yoga, tantra and other forms of Asian meditation are practised in modernized forms throughout the world today, but most introductions to Hinduism or Buddhism tell only part of the story of how they developed. This book is an interpretation of the history of Indic religions up to around 1200 CE, with particular focus on the development of yogic and tantric traditions. It assesses how much we really know about this period, and asks what sense we can make of the evolution of yogic and tantric practices, which were to become such central and important features of the Indic religious scene. Its originality lies in seeking to understand these traditions in terms of the total social and religious context of South Asian society during this period, including the religious practices of the general population with their close engagement with family, gender, economic life and other pragmatic concerns.
Tantric Traditions
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Author : Swami Agehananda Bharati
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
Tantric Traditions written by Swami Agehananda Bharati and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
Tibetan Magic
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Author : Cameron Bailey
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2024-03-07
Tibetan Magic written by Cameron Bailey and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-03-07 with Social Science categories.
This book focuses on the theme of magic in Tibetan contexts, encompassing both pre-modern and modern text-cultures as well as contemporary practices. It offers a new understanding of the identity and role of magical specialists in both historical and contemporary contexts. Combining the theoretical approaches of anthropology, ethnography, religious and textual studies, the book aims to shed light on experiences, practices and practitioners that have been frequently marginalized by the normative mainstream monastic Buddhist traditions and Western Buddhist scholarship, which focuses primarily on meditation and philosophy. The book explores the intersection between magic/folk practices and Tantra, a complex, socio-religious phenomenon associated not only with the religious and political elites who sponsored it, but also with 'marginal' ethnic groups and social milieus, as well as with lay communities at large, who resorted to ritual agents to fulfil their worldly needs.
Studies On Tantra In Bengal And Eastern India
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Author : Madhu Khanna
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2023-02-20
Studies On Tantra In Bengal And Eastern India written by Madhu Khanna and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-02-20 with Religion categories.
This book explores the tantric concept of Shakti, or the principal female cosmic entity and her pilgrimage sites. It offers a first-hand view of the multidimensional ways in which Shakti asserted its supremacy over existing Vaishnava and orthodox Brahmanical traditions in post mediaeval Bengal and India. The interdisciplinary chapters pave the way to understanding the intra-textual relationships between philosophical and conceptual ideas in literary texts and their oral transmission. Divided into three thematic sections: Cult Inclusiveness, Śakti Pithas, and the Śākta Philosophy, the book invites readers to explore a contested area of scholarship from unique perspectives, offering rich insights into the nature of negotiations between diverse religious streams. It also urges readers to examine the many innovative approaches and theoretical models on the goddess culture of East India. The book is of interest to students and scholars of religious textual studies, anthropology, pilgrimage studies, comparative religion, Sanskrit and Bengali languages, regional studies, South Asian cultures, goddess traditions and cultural history of mediaeval Bengal.
Tantra For All Chakras
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Author : Janet Kira Lessin
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2017-06-19
Tantra For All Chakras written by Janet Kira Lessin and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-06-19 with categories.
TANTRA for ALL CHAKRAS guides you through experiences that help you: * Love each other more and better * Open your energy vortexes (chakras) to each other * Share your diverse inner-voices * Learn what hurts and scares your Inner Kids * Discern when to lower your subself shields * Share vulnerability and connect with each other * Synergize your inner selves' dance within and between you * Refine how you relate * Heal each other's hearts * Encourage female ejaculation * Master male ejaculatory control