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Tantra : enlightenment to revolution

Title
Tantra : enlightenment to revolution / Imma Ramos.
Author
Ramos, Imma
Publication
  • London : Thames and Hudson : The British Museum ; New York, New York : Thames and Hudson, 2020.
  • ©2020

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Additional Authors
British Museum, host institution.
Description
320 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps; 29 cm
Summary
"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 Hinduism and Buddhism to the Indian fight for independence and the global rise of 1960s counterculture. Centering on the power of divine feminine energy, Tantra inspired the dramatic rise of goddess worship in medieval India and has gone on to influence contemporary feminist thought and artistic practice. Presenting masterpieces of sculpture, painting, prints and ritual objects from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Tibet, Japan, the U.K. and the U.S., this publication offers new insights into a philosophy that has captured our imagination for more than a millennium"--back cover.
Subject
  • Tantric art > Exhibitions
  • Tantric-Buddhist art > Exhibitions
  • Tantric art > India > History > Exhibitions
  • Hatha yoga > India > History > Exhibitions
  • Tantric art > Asia > History > Exhibitions
  • Tantric-Buddhist art
  • Hatha yoga
  • Tantric art
  • India
  • Asia
Genre/Form
  • History.
  • Exhibition catalogs.
Note
  • This publication accompanies the exhibition at the British Museum from 23 April - 26 July 2020.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Call Number
JQF 22-188
ISBN
  • 9780500480625
  • 0500480621
OCLC
1140119843
Author
Ramos, Imma, author, curator.
Title
Tantra : enlightenment to revolution / Imma Ramos.
Publisher
London : Thames and Hudson : The British Museum ; New York, New York : Thames and Hudson, 2020.
Copyright Date
©2020
Type of Content
text
still image
cartographic image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author
British Museum, host institution.
Research Call Number
JQF 22-188
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