Ethnography of Tantra
Textures and Contexts of Living Tantric Traditions
AvCarola Erika Lorea,Rohit Singh
Inbunden, Engelska, 2023
1 258 kr
Beställningsvara. Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar. Fri frakt över 249 kr.
Beskrivning
Presents Tantra from an ethnographic vantage point, through a series of case studies grounded in diverse settings across contemporary Asia.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.
Produktinformation
Utforska kategorier
Mer om författaren
Recensioner i media
Innehållsförteckning
Hoppa över listan
Du kanske också är intresserad av
Interdisciplinary Research in Technology and Management
Anupam Bhattacharya, Srijita Chakraborty, Satyajit Chakrabarti, Sanghamitra Poddar, Rohit Singh, Pradipta Kumar Banerji, Malay Gangopadhyaya, Ashiq A. Sakib
Inbunden, 2023
3 275 kr
- Nyhet
Del 11
- Signerad!
Del 3
- Nyhet
- Signerad!