Transformations and Transfer of Tantra in Asia and Beyond
Seiten
2012
De Gruyter (Verlag)
978-3-11-025810-3 (ISBN)
De Gruyter (Verlag)
978-3-11-025810-3 (ISBN)
The series Religion and Society (RS) contributes to the exploration of religions as social systems – both in Western and non-Western societies; in particular, it examines religions in their differentiation from, and intersection with, other cultural systems, such as art, economy, law and politics. Due attention is given to paradigmatic case or comparative studies that exhibit a clear theoretical orientation with the empirical and historical data of religion and such aspects of religion as ritual, the religious imagination, constructions of tradition, iconography, or media. In addition, the formation of religious communities, their construction of identity, and their relation to society and the wider public are key issues of this series.
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.
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.
István Keul, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 16.1.2012 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Religion and Society ; 52 |
| Verlagsort | Berlin/Boston |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 230 mm |
| Gewicht | 907 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Religionsgeschichte |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie | |
| Schlagworte | Asian religions • Asiatische Religionen • Asien; Religion • History of Religion • Religionsgeschichte • Tantra • Tantra; Tantrism; Asian Religions; History of Religion • Tantrism • Tantrismus |
| ISBN-10 | 3-11-025810-2 / 3110258102 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-11-025810-3 / 9783110258103 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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