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...
| Subtitles: | Living Tantra in northeast India |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
Chicago London
The University of Chicago Press
[2024]
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| 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 |