Review: Sacred Eroticism: Tantra and Eros in the Movement for Spiritual Integration into the Absolute (MISA), by Massimo Introvigne

Sacred Eroticism explicates and explores, in rigorous sociological terms, the culture, history, and practices of the Romanian-based new religion, the Movement for Spiritual Integration into the Absolute (MISA). Massimo Introvigne situates his study within the growing body of literature on sacred ero...

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Main Author: Crace, Benjamin D. (Author)
Format: Electronic Review
Language:English
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Published: University of Californiarnia Press 2023
In: Nova religio
Year: 2023, Volume: 26, Issue: 4, Pages: 115-118
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