Tantra sex, secrecy politics, and power in the study of religions
Tantra seemingly combines sexuality, sensual pleasure, and the full range of physical experience with the religious life and has proven a key factor in the imagining of India. This book offers a critical account of how the phenomenon has come to be.
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| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | Link to e-book |
| Summary: | Tantra seemingly combines sexuality, sensual pleasure, and the full range of physical experience with the religious life and has proven a key factor in the imagining of India. This book offers a critical account of how the phenomenon has come to be. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 372 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-366) and index. |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
[2003]
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| ISBN: | 9780520936898 9781417525539 |