Transformations and Transfer of Tantra in Asia and Beyond

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-3-11-025810-3
Verlag: De Gruyter

Buch, Englisch, Band 52, 531 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 954 g

Reihe: Religion and Society

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 by scholars from various academic disciplines, who present ongoing research and encourage discussion on significant themes in the growing field of tantric studies. In addition to the extensive geographical and temporal range, the chapters of the volume 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 contemporary tantric studies.

Zielgruppe

Academics, Libraries, Institutes

Autoren/Hrsg.

Keul, István

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Sonstige Religionen Östliche Religionen
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Hinduismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Buddhismus

Über Autor(innen)

Keul, István
István Keul, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway