EAN: 9783110258103

TRANSFORMATIONS AND TRANSFER OF TANTRA IN ASIA ...

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.

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