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Auteur(s) : Urban, Hugh B. (1968-....). Auteur du texte  Voir les notices liées en tant qu'auteur

Titre(s) : The path of desire [Texte imprimé] : living Tantra in northeast India / Hugh B. Urban

Publication : Chicago (Ill.) ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2024

Description matérielle : 1 vol. (viii-272 pages) : illustrations ; 24 cm

Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 253-266. Notes bibliogr. Index"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. Urban takes us on an ethnographic journey to Assam, the heartland of Tantric practice in contemporary India, revealing the vibrant, dynamic lived tradition of Hindu Tantra. The Path of Desire expands our definition of kāma, a central concept of Tantra generally translated as "desire," to focus on mundane and worldly desires such as healing and childbearing. This more holistic notion of desire manifests itself in popular folk practice, which Urban categorizes in four forms: institutional Tantra, comprised of gurus, disciples, and esoteric rituals; public Tantra, involving offerings and temple celebrations; folk Tantra, focusing on practices of healing, protection, material wellbeing, and desire fulfillment; and pop Tantra, or how Tantra is portrayed in popular media such as paperbacks, comic books, and movies. The result is a nuanced understanding of Tantra as a diverse lived tradition"

Autre(s) forme(s) du titre : - Autre forme du titre : Living Tantra in northeast India

Sujet(s) : Tantrisme -- Inde (nord-est)  Voir les notices liées en tant que sujet Hindouisme et culture -- Inde (nord-est)  Voir les notices liées en tant que sujet Culture populaire et religion -- Hindouisme -- Inde (nord-est)  Voir les notices liées en tant que sujet

Indice(s) Dewey :  294.551 40954 (23e éd.) = Saktisme - Asie du Sud Inde  Voir les notices liées en tant que sujet

Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780226831107 (rel.). - ISBN 0226831108. - ISBN 9780226831121 (br.). - ISBN 0226831124

Identifiant de la notice  : ark:/12148/cb47467449h

Notice n° :  FRBNF47467449 (notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)

Table des matières : 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.