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oapen-20.500.12657-425432020-10-14T00:41:07Z Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions Goodall, Dominic Hatley, Shaman Isaacson, Harunaga Raman, Srilata Other non-Christian religions bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HR Religion & beliefs::HRK Other non-Christian religions Academic study of the tantric traditions has blossomed in recent decades, in no small measure thanks to the magisterial contributions of Alexis G.J.S. Sanderson, until 2015 Spalding Professor of Eastern Religions and Ethics at Oxford University. This collection of essays honours him and touches several elds of Indology that he has helped to shape (or, in the case of Śaivism, revolutionised): the history, ritual, and philosophies of tantric Buddhism, Śaivism and Vaiṣṇavism; religious art and architecture; and Sanskrit belles lettres. Former students and other experts in uenced by his scholarship here o fer papers that contribute signi cantly to our understanding of the cultural, religious, and intellectual histories of premodern South and Southeast Asia. Readership: Anyone interested in Asia’s tantric traditions, philosophy and religion in premodern India, Sanskrit, and Indology. The book will be essential reading to specialists and advanced students of Śaivism and Tantric Buddhism. 2020-10-13T12:28:54Z 2020-10-13T12:28:54Z 2020 book ONIX_20201013_9789004432802_15 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/42543 eng Gonda Indological Studies application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International 9789004432802.pdf https://brill.com/abstract/title/56613 Brill BRILL 10.1163/9789004432802 10.1163/9789004432802 af16fd4b-42a1-46ed-82e8-c5e880252026 BRILL 22 632 open access
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Academic study of the tantric traditions has blossomed in recent decades, in no small measure thanks to the magisterial contributions of Alexis G.J.S. Sanderson, until 2015 Spalding Professor of Eastern Religions and Ethics at Oxford University. This collection of essays honours him and touches several elds of Indology that he has helped to shape (or, in the case of Śaivism, revolutionised): the history, ritual, and philosophies of tantric Buddhism, Śaivism and Vaiṣṇavism; religious art and architecture; and Sanskrit belles lettres. Former students and other experts in uenced by his scholarship here o fer papers that contribute signi cantly to our understanding of the cultural, religious, and intellectual histories of premodern South and Southeast Asia. Readership: Anyone interested in Asia’s tantric traditions, philosophy and religion in premodern India, Sanskrit, and Indology. The book will be essential reading to specialists and advanced students of Śaivism and Tantric Buddhism.
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