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Published by I B Tauris & Co Ltd, 2009
ISBN 10: 184511874XISBN 13: 9781845118747
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Published by I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd., New York - London, 2011
ISBN 10: 184511874XISBN 13: 9781845118747
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Trade Paperback. Condition: Fine. THE First South Asian Edition. 250 Pages Indexed. The First South Edition 2011. This edition is for sale in the Indian subcontinent only. Not for export elsewhere. Surely no aspect of South Asian religion has generated more confusion, controversy, or misunderstanding than the complex body of texts and traditions known as Tantra. Since their first encounter with Indian religions, Western audiences have been at once fascinated and horrified, by turns shocked and titillated by this seemingly most exotic of all aspects of the exotic Orient. For European colonizers, Orientalist scholars, and Christian missionaries of the Victorian era, Tantra was generally seen as the worst, most degenerate and depraved example of all the worst tendencies in the "Indian mind," a pathological mixture of religion and sensuality that had led to the decline of modern Hinduism. Yet for most contemporary New Age and popular writers, conversely, Tantra is now celebrated as a much-needed affirmation of physical pleasure and sexuality, as a "yoga of sex" or "cult of ecstasy" that might counteract the hypocritical prudery of the Christian West.
Published by I.B. Tauris, 2009
ISBN 10: 184511874XISBN 13: 9781845118747
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Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC 10/22/2009, 2009
ISBN 10: 184511874XISBN 13: 9781845118747
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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. The Power of Tantra: Religion, Sexuality, and the Politics of South Asian Studies 0.97. Book.
Published by I.B.Tauris, 2009
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Published by I.B. Tauris, 2009
ISBN 10: 184511874XISBN 13: 9781845118747
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Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London, 2009
ISBN 10: 184511874XISBN 13: 9781845118747
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. In the West, the varied body of texts and traditions known as Tantra for more than two centuries has had the capacity to scandalize and shock. For European colonizers, Orientalist scholars and Christian missionaries of the Victorian era, Tantra was generally seen as the most degenerate and depraved example of the worst tendencies of the so-called 'Indian mind': a pathological mixture of sensuality and religion that prompted the decline of modern Hinduism. Yet for most contemporary New Age and popular writers, Tantra is celebrated as a much-needed affirmation of physical pleasure and sex: indeed as a 'cult of ecstasy' to counter the perceived hypocritical prudery of many Westerners. In recent years, Tantra has become the focus of a still larger cultural and political debate. In the eyes of many Hindus, much of the western literature on Tantra represents a form of neo-colonialism, which continues to portray India as an exotic, erotic, hyper-sexualized Orient. Which, then, is the 'real' Tantra? Focusing on one of the oldest and most important Tantric traditions, based in Assam, northeast India, Hugh B Urban shows that Tantra is less about optimal sexual pleasure than about harnessing the divine power of the goddess that flows alike through the cosmos, the human body and political society. In a fresh and vital contribution to the field, the author suggests that the 'real' meaning of Tantra lies in helping us rethink not just the history of Indian religions, but also our own modern obsessions with power, sex and the invidious legacies of cultural imperialism. Focusing on one of the oldest and most important Tantric traditions, based in Assam, northeast India, this book shows that Tantra is less about optimal sexual pleasure than about harnessing the divine power of the goddess that flows alike through the cosmos, the human body and political society. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Published by I.B. Tauris, 2009
ISBN 10: 184511874XISBN 13: 9781845118747
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Published by I B Tauris & Co Ltd, 2009
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Published by I.B. Tauris, 2009
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Condition: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. Focusing on one of the oldest and most important Tantric traditions, based in Assam, northeast India, this book shows that Tantra is less about optimal sexual pleasure than about harnessing the divine power of the goddess that flows alike through the cosmos.