03159nam 2200745 a 450 991045792700332120200520144314.01-280-59771-297866136275443-11-025811-010.1515/9783110258110(CKB)2550000000083704(EBL)848969(OCoLC)775302019(SSID)ssj0000614613(PQKBManifestationID)11366577(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000614613(PQKBWorkID)10619934(PQKB)11360019(MiAaPQ)EBC848969(DE-B1597)123977(OCoLC)1002222116(OCoLC)1004872023(OCoLC)1011438832(OCoLC)785782827(OCoLC)979955058(OCoLC)984550091(OCoLC)987936926(OCoLC)992454129(OCoLC)999355206(DE-B1597)9783110258110(Au-PeEL)EBL848969(CaPaEBR)ebr10534123(CaONFJC)MIL362754(EXLCZ)99255000000008370420110222d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTransformations and transfer of Tantra in Asia and beyond[electronic resource] /edited by István KeulBerlin De Gruyter20121 online resource (544 p.)Religion and society,1437-5370 ;v. 52Description based upon print version of record.3-11-025810-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.pt. 1. South Asia -- pt. 2. Mongolia, Tibet, and China -- pt. 3. Japan -- pt. 4. ... and beyond.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. Religion and society (Hague, Netherlands) ;52.TantrismHistoryTantrismAsiaElectronic books.TantrismHistory.Tantrism294.3/925Keul István985761MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457927003321Transformations and transfer of Tantra in Asia and beyond2486953UNINA