The economics of ecstasy: Tantra, secrecy, and power in colonial Bengal

This is a study of the Bengali Kartabhaja sect and its place in the broader movement of Tantrism, an Indian religious movement employing purposely shocking sexual language and rituals

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Urban, Hugh B. (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2001
In:Year: 2001
Reviews:The Economics of Ecstasy: Tantra, Secrecy, and Power in Colonial Bengal. Hugh B. Urban (2003) (Hayes, Glen Alexander)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bengalis / Kartābhajā
Further subjects:B Kartābhajā
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System; OUP)
Parallel Edition:Print version: 9780195139020
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Summary:This is a study of the Bengali Kartabhaja sect and its place in the broader movement of Tantrism, an Indian religious movement employing purposely shocking sexual language and rituals
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0199834776
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/019513902X.001.0001