The Oxford Handbook of Tantric Studies
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 31 January 2025
- ISBN 9780197549889
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages1272 pages
- Size 249x184x66 mm
- Weight 2127 g
- Language English 743
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Short description:
Since the earliest encounters between tantric traditions and Western scholars, the representation of tantra has typically emphasizd the antinomian, decadent aspects, which created a one-dimensional understanding, and hampered the study of the field. The Oxford Handbook of Tantric Studies is intended to overcome these obstacles, with a topical framework that covers the major topics in the field, including the concept of action (rituals, meditation, chanting, and pilgrimage) transformation, embodiment, "extraordinary" beings, art, literature, social organizations, and history. With a global pool of contributors, and over 40 chapters, the Handbook aims to provide the definitive reference work in this dynamic field.
MoreLong description:
Since the earliest encounters between tantric traditions and Western scholars of religion, tantra has posed a challenge. The representation of tantra, whether in Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Tibet, or Japan, has tended to emphasize the antinomian, decadent aspects, which, as attention-grabbing as they were for audiences in the West, created a one-dimensional understanding, and hampered the academic study of the field for more than a century. Additionally, the Western perspective on religion has been dominated by doctrinal studies. As a result, sectarian boundaries between different tantric traditions are frequently replicated in the scholarship, and research tends to be sequestered according to different schools of South Asian, Central Asian, Southeast Asian, and East Asian tantric traditions.
The Oxford Handbook of Tantric Studies is intended to overcome these obstacles, facilitating collaboration between scholars working on different forms of tantra. The Introduction provides an overview of major issues confronting the field today, including debates regarding the definition and category of "tantra" historical origins, recent developments in gender studies and tantra, ethnography and "lived tantra" and cognitive approaches to tantra. Using a topical framework, the opening section explores the concept of action, one of the most prominent features of tantra, which includes performing rituals, practicing meditation, chanting, embarking on a pilgrimage, or re-enacting moments from a sacred text. From there, the sections cover broad topics such as transformation, gender and embodiment, "extraordinary" beings (such as deities and saints), art and visual expressions, language and literature, social organizations, and the history and historiography of tantra. With co-editors in chief who specialize in the Hindu and Buddhist perspectives, a global pool of contributors, and over 40 chapters, the Handbook aims to provide the definitive reference work in this dynamic field.
...the handbook is not just aimed at one-upping previous monumental works on tantric thought, history, and practice. It helps readers move toward a more nuanced and sophisticated perspective on the world and history of tantra, from its origins in the sixth to seventh centuries right up to today. It manages to fulfill its purpose magnificently. Taken together, the assembled contributions, important in their own right, come together to form a masterclass in theoretical reorientation.
Table of Contents:
1. Tantric Studies: Scholarly Issues, Methodologies, and Collaborations
Richard K. Payne and Glen A. Hayes
Part I. Action
2. Initiation (Abhi?eka) in Indian Buddhism
Ronald M. Davidson
3. The Inner and Outer Worship: The Rhythms of Domestic and Temple Practice in Nep?l? Tantra
Jeffrey S. Lidke and L. S. Akshunna
4. On the Union of Emptiness and Bliss: Buddhist Thought and Tantric Practice
Paul Donnelly
5. Gory? Shint? Goma: Tantric Foundations
Richard K. Payne
6. Homa in Jain Traditions.
Ellen Gough
7. The Neuroscience of Tantric Practice
Geoffrey Samuel and Maria Kozhevnikov
Part II. Transformations: Soteriology, Astrology, Alchemy, and Healing
8. Cosmic Process, Philosophy, and Soteriology in the Works of Abhinavagupta
Sthaneshwar Timalsina
9. Esoteric Physiology and Subtle Body Systems
Glen A. Hayes
10. Transforming the Body by Mastering the Elements, Some Tantric Sources
Lubom
