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Tantra : Sex, Secrecy, Politics, and Power in the Study of Religion / / Hugh B. Urban
| Tantra : Sex, Secrecy, Politics, and Power in the Study of Religion / / Hugh B. Urban |
| Autore | Urban Hugh B. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2003] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (390 p.) |
| Disciplina |
294
294.5/514 |
| Soggetto topico |
Tantric Buddhism
Tantrism |
| Soggetto non controllato |
anthropology
buddhism buddhist tradition comparative religion contemporary religion critical theory cultural phenomena east and west eastern philosophy european scholars faith and spirituality hinduism india indian religions jainism nonfiction physical experiences political power religious lives religious practices religious secrecy religious studies sensuality sex sexual politics sexuality tantra western thought western world world religions |
| ISBN |
1-282-35961-4
1-59734-932-1 9786612359613 9781417525533 0-520-93689-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: Diagnosing the "Disease" of Tantra -- 1. The Golden Age of the Vedas and the Dark Age of Kàlí: Tantrism, Orientalism, and the Bengal Renaissance -- 2. Sacrificing White Goats to the Goddess: Tantra and Political Violence in Colonial India -- 3. India's Darkest Heart: Tantra in the Literary Imagination -- 4. Deodorized Tantra: Sex, Scandal, Secrecy, and Censorship in the Works of John Woodroffe and Swami Vivekananda -- 5. Religion for the Age of Darkness: Tantra and the History of Religions in the Twentieth Century -- 6. The Cult of Ecstasy: Meldings of East and West in a New Age of Tantra -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783156203321 |
Urban Hugh B.
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| Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2003] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Tantra : Sex, Secrecy, Politics, and Power in the Study of Religion / / Hugh B. Urban
| Tantra : Sex, Secrecy, Politics, and Power in the Study of Religion / / Hugh B. Urban |
| Autore | Urban Hugh B. |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2003] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (390 p.) |
| Disciplina |
294
294.5/514 |
| Soggetto topico |
Tantric Buddhism
Tantrism |
| Soggetto non controllato |
anthropology
buddhism buddhist tradition comparative religion contemporary religion critical theory cultural phenomena east and west eastern philosophy european scholars faith and spirituality hinduism india indian religions jainism nonfiction physical experiences political power religious lives religious practices religious secrecy religious studies sensuality sex sexual politics sexuality tantra western thought western world world religions |
| ISBN |
1-282-35961-4
1-59734-932-1 9786612359613 9781417525533 0-520-93689-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: Diagnosing the "Disease" of Tantra -- 1. The Golden Age of the Vedas and the Dark Age of Kàlí: Tantrism, Orientalism, and the Bengal Renaissance -- 2. Sacrificing White Goats to the Goddess: Tantra and Political Violence in Colonial India -- 3. India's Darkest Heart: Tantra in the Literary Imagination -- 4. Deodorized Tantra: Sex, Scandal, Secrecy, and Censorship in the Works of John Woodroffe and Swami Vivekananda -- 5. Religion for the Age of Darkness: Tantra and the History of Religions in the Twentieth Century -- 6. The Cult of Ecstasy: Meldings of East and West in a New Age of Tantra -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807209903321 |
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Urban Hugh B.
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| Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2003] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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