The path of desire: living Tantra in northeast India

"In the Western popular imagination, there is a singular association between Tantra and sex. But behind sensationalist stories of Tantric lovemaking lies a rich spiritual and textual tradition of which sexual union is only a small, and fiercely debated, part. In The Path of Desire, Hugh B. Urba...

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Subtitles:Living Tantra in northeast India
Main Author: Urban, Hugh B. 1968- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Chicago London The University of Chicago Press [2024]
In:Year: 2024
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B India (Nordost) / Tantrism / Kama (Concept of)
B Assam / Tantrism / Folk religion / Magic / Healing
B Assam / Tantrism / Animal sacrifice
B Kāmākhyā-Tempel (Gauhati) / Shaktism / Religious festival
B India / Tantrism / Reception / Pop culture
Further subjects:B Tantrism (India) (Assam)
B Folk Religion (India) (Assam)
B Desire Religious aspects Hinduism

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505 8 0 |a Introduction. The path of desire : living Tantra, vernacular religion, and the study of secrets -- The left-hand path : secrecy, transgression and the Kaula tradition in Assam -- "The land of black magic" : healing, enchantment, and witchcraft -- The Politics of sacrifice : blood offerings and the struggle over local and national identity in modern India -- Dancing for the snake : possession, performance, and gender in Manasā Pūjā -- "The cradle of Tantra" : modern transformations of a Tantric center from nationalist symbol to tourist destination -- "Sinister T̄āntriks" : Tantra in popular culture, fiction, and film -- Conclusion. The path of desire in the age of capital : living Tantra in the context of globalization and neoliberalism. 
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