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Title |
Title of document |
Shamanic Powers, Village Religion and Esoteric Exchange: How Far is Tantra a Specifically Indian Phenomenon? - Indian Religions |
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Creator |
Author's name, affiliation, country |
Geoffrey Samuel |
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Subject |
Discipline(s) |
Religion; Cultural Anthropology; South Asian Studies |
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Keyword(s) |
South Asian Religions |
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Subject |
Subject classification |
Other non-Christian religions (HRK) |
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Description |
Abstract |
This chapter reconstructs some of the social context of the development of ‘Tantra,’ and in particular asks how Buddhist monks and lay practitioners came to adopt ‘extreme’ versions of Saiva (Kaula) practice as central parts of their own religious practice between the 8th and 12th centuries. These ‘extreme’ elements included the presence of fierce and terrifying deities, cremation-ground symbolism and explicit sexual elements. A variety of approaches to the development of these practices is discussed. |
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Publisher |
Organizing agency, location |
Equinox Publishing Ltd |
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Date |
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01-Mar-2007 |
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Type |
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Peer-reviewed Article |
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Format |
File format |
PDF |
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Identifier |
Uniform Resource Identifier |
https://journals.equinoxpub.com/index.php/books/article/view/21453 |
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Identifier |
Digital Object Identifier |
10.1558/equinox.21453 |
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Source |
Journal/conference title; vol., no. (year) |
Equinox eBooks Publishing; Indian Religions |
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Language |
English=en |
en |
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Rights |
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Copyright 2014 Equinox Publishing Ltd |