Passionate enlightenment : women in Tantric Buddhism /

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"The crowning cultural achievement of medieval India, Tantric Buddhism is known in the West primarily for the sexual practices of its adherents, who strive to transform erotic passion into spiritual ecstasy. Historians of religion have long held that the enlightenment thus attempted was for men...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Shaw, Miranda Eberle, 1954-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©1994.
Colección:ATLA Special Series.
Temas:
Women in Tantric Buddhism > India.
Tantric Buddhism > India.
Mahayana Buddhism > India.
Femmes dans le bouddhisme tantrique > Inde.
Bouddhisme tantrique > Inde.
Bouddhisme Mahāyāna > Inde.
Mahayana Buddhism
Tantric Buddhism
Women in Tantric Buddhism
India
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Ch. 1. Seeking the Traces of Sky-Dancers
  • Ch. 2. Tantric Buddhism in India: Religious and Historical Introduction
  • Ch. 3. Women in Tantric Theory: Powerful and Auspicious
  • Ch. 4. Women in Tantric Circles: Adepts and Experts
  • Ch. 5. Women in Tantric History: Founders and Pioneers
  • Ch. 6. Women in Tantric Relationships: Intimacy as a Path to Enlightenment
  • Ch. 7. Spontaneous Jewellike Yogini on Passion and Enlightenment
  • Ch. 8. Conclusions.

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