Tantra : Sex, Secrecy, Politics, and Power in the Study of Religion /

Tantra seemingly combines sexuality, sensual pleasure, and the full range of physical experience with the religious life and has proven a key factor in the imagining of India. This book offers a critical account of how the phenomenon has come to be.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Urban, Hugh B.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2003.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Tantrism.
Tantric Buddhism.
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
RELIGION > Hinduism > General.
Vajrayana.
Bouddhisme tantrique.
Tantrisme.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Tantra seemingly combines sexuality, sensual pleasure, and the full range of physical experience with the religious life and has proven a key factor in the imagining of India. This book offers a critical account of how the phenomenon has come to be.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (388 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780520936898

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