A provocative ethnography of contemporary Tantra as a dynamic
living tradition. Tantra, one of the most important religious
currents in South Asia, is often misrepresented as little more than
ritualized sex. In this ethnography, Hugh B. Urban reveals a
dynamic living tradition behind the sensationalist stories. Urban
shows that Tantric desire goes beyond the erotic, encompassing such
quotidian experiences as childbearing or healing. He traces these
holistic desires through a series of unique practices:
institutional Tantra centered on gurus and esoteric rituals; public
Tantra marked by performance and festival; folk Tantra focused on
magic and personal wellbeing; and popular Tantra imagined in
fiction, film, and digital media. The result is a groundbreaking
new description of Hindu Tantra that challenges us to approach
religion as something always entwined with politics and culture,
thoroughly entangled with ordinary needs and desire.
General
| Imprint: |
University of Chicago Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
March 2024 |
| Authors: |
Hugh B Urban
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| Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
288 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-226-83112-1 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
0-226-83112-4 |
| Barcode: |
9780226831121 |
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