Tantra : enlightenment to revolution / Imma Ramos.

"Tantra: enlightenment to revolution explores the radical philosophy that transformed the religious, cultural and political landscape of India and beyond. Originating in early medieval India, Tantra has been linked to successive waves of revolutionary thought--from its 6th-century transformation of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ramos, Imma (Author, Curator)
Corporate Author: British Museum (Host institution)
Language:English
Published: London : New York, New York : Thames and Hudson : The British Museum ; Thames and Hudson, 2020.
Subjects:
Tantric art > Exhibitions.
Tantric-Buddhist art > Exhibitions.
Tantric art > India > History > Exhibitions.
Hatha yoga > India > History > Exhibitions.
Tantric art > Asia > History > Exhibitions.
Tantric art.
Exhibition catalogs.
Genre:
Exhibitions.
Exhibition catalogs.
Physical Description:320 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 x 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The rise of Tantra in medieval India
  • Tantric yoga and the court
  • The spread of Tantra across Asia
  • Tantra and revolution in colonial India
  • Reimagining Tantra in the 20th century.