| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 531 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Religion and society,
1437-5370 ;
v. 52
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Religion and society (Hague, Netherlands) ; 52.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. South Asia -- pt. 2. Mongolia, Tibet, and China -- pt. 3. Japan -- pt. 4. ... and beyond. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Tantrism -- History.
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Tantrism. |
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History. |
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Tantrism -- Asia.
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Asia. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Author |
Keul, István.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Transformations and transfer of Tantra in Asia and beyond. Berlin : De Gruyter, 2012 (DLC) 2011005736 |
| ISBN |
9783110258103 (electronic book) |
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3110258102 (electronic book) |
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9783110258110 (electronic book) |
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3110258110 (electronic book) |
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