Tantra, magic, and vernacular religions in Monsoon Asia: texts, practices, and practitioners from the margins
More Pre-Tantric Sources of Tantrism: Skulls and Skull-Cups / Ronald M. Davidson -- Charnel Ground Items, Śmāśānikas, and the Question of the Magical Substratum of the Early Tantras / Aleksandra Wenta and Andrea Acri -- Shamans and Bhūta Tāntrikas: A Shared Genealogy? / Michael Slouber -- Female Gaṇ...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge
2023
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| In: | Year: 2023 |
| Series/Journal: | Routledge studies in tantric traditions
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Asia
/ Asia
/ Tantrism
/ History
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| Further subjects: | B
Tantrism
Customs and practices (Asia)
B SOCIAL SCIENCE / Generals / Ethnic Studies B Tantrism (Asia) |
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| Summary: | More Pre-Tantric Sources of Tantrism: Skulls and Skull-Cups / Ronald M. Davidson -- Charnel Ground Items, Śmāśānikas, and the Question of the Magical Substratum of the Early Tantras / Aleksandra Wenta and Andrea Acri -- Shamans and Bhūta Tāntrikas: A Shared Genealogy? / Michael Slouber -- Female Gaṇeśa or Independent Deity? Tracing the Background of the Elephant-faced Goddess in Mediaeval Śaiva Tantric Traditions / Chiara Policardi -- Crossing the Boundaries of Sex, Blood, and Magic in the Tantric Cult of Kāmākhyā / Paolo E. Rosati -- 'Let us Now Invoke the Three Celestial Lights of Fire, Sun and Moon into Ourselves': Magic or Everyday Practice? Revising Existentiality for an Emic Understanding of Śrīvidyā / Monika Hirmer -- Narrative Folklore of Khyāḥ from Tantra to Popular Beliefs: Supernatural Experiences at the Margins among Newar Communities in the Kathmandu Valley / Fabio Armand -- Magical Tantra in Bengal, Bali, and Java: From Piśāca Tāntrikas to Balians and Dukuns / June McDaniel -- Tantrism and the Weretiger Lore of Burma, Thailand, and Cambodia / Francesco Brighenti. |
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| ISBN: | 1003281745 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.4324/9781003281740 |