Tantra-Hedonism in Indian Culture-Prem Saran-DKPD-9788124600979
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| This is a brilliant
cultural-anthropological study exploring those hedonistic aspects of the
pan-Indian heritage which, represented by centuries of the non-Vedic, Tantric
tradition, affirm that the pleasurable, especially the sexually pleasurable,
is natural as a means to achieve the highest mystical experience. Himself a Tantric initiate, Prem Saran
offers a compelling, sympathetic analysis of Tantrism, its place in the
Bengali and Assamese cultures, and its pervasiveness in pan-Indian thought
and ritual generally. Prem Saran's is also a cultural critique of modern
Indian values and life-ways. In
addition, it is an exercise in
methodology, employing certain anthropological tools and concepts like
“Cultural Debate,” “Cultural Criticism,” “Hindu Renaissance” and
“Pizza-effect” — the last three having been developed by the late Professor
Agehananda Bharati whom the author acknowledges as a “constant source of
encouragement” during the last decade. |
| Book |
| ISBN |
9788124600979
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| PUBLISHER |
DKPD |
| Binding |
HARDCOVER |
| Edition |
IST 2006 |
| Language |
ENGLISH |
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