{"product_id":"ritual-and-speculation-in-early-tantrism-studies-in-honor-of-andre-padoux-sri-garib-dass-oriental-series","title":"Ritual and speculation in early Tantrism: Studies in honor of André Padoux (Sri Garib Dass oriental series)","description":"\u003ch3 data-start=\"158\" data-end=\"178\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"162\" data-end=\"178\"\u003eBook Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"180\" data-end=\"510\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"180\" data-end=\"235\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"182\" data-end=\"235\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"182\" data-end=\"192\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ritual and Speculation in Early Tantrism\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"236\" data-end=\"275\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"238\" data-end=\"275\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"238\" data-end=\"249\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Teun Goudriaan (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"276\" data-end=\"329\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"278\" data-end=\"329\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"278\" data-end=\"292\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e State University of New York Press\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"330\" data-end=\"355\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"332\" data-end=\"355\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"332\" data-end=\"345\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"356\" data-end=\"377\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"358\" data-end=\"377\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"358\" data-end=\"370\"\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1993\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"378\" data-end=\"405\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"380\" data-end=\"405\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"380\" data-end=\"389\"\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9788170303565\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"406\" data-end=\"424\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"408\" data-end=\"424\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"408\" data-end=\"418\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 375\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"425\" data-end=\"449\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"427\" data-end=\"449\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"427\" data-end=\"437\"\u003eCover:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"450\" data-end=\"487\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"452\" data-end=\"487\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"452\" data-end=\"467\"\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 22.5 cm x 14.5 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"488\" data-end=\"510\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"490\" data-end=\"510\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"490\" data-end=\"501\"\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 530 gm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"512\" data-end=\"515\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"517\" data-end=\"541\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"521\" data-end=\"539\"\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"542\" data-end=\"968\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"542\" data-end=\"588\"\u003e“Ritual and Speculation in Early Tantrism”\u003c\/strong\u003e is a landmark scholarly anthology exploring the intricate relationship between \u003cstrong data-start=\"668\" data-end=\"716\"\u003eTantric rituals and metaphysical speculation\u003c\/strong\u003e within the Hindu tradition. Edited by eminent Indologist \u003cstrong data-start=\"774\" data-end=\"792\"\u003eTeun Goudriaan\u003c\/strong\u003e, this volume brings together a diverse group of leading scholars who delve into how \u003cstrong data-start=\"877\" data-end=\"939\"\u003eceremonial practice and philosophical reflection co-evolve\u003c\/strong\u003e in early Tantric literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"970\" data-end=\"1351\"\u003eContrary to modern assumptions that separate ritual from thought, the essays in this book reveal how \u003cstrong data-start=\"1071\" data-end=\"1125\"\u003eHindu philosophy and ritual are deeply intertwined\u003c\/strong\u003e, each fertilizing the other. Through in-depth studies of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1183\" data-end=\"1224\"\u003eSaiva, Sakta, and Vaisnava traditions\u003c\/strong\u003e, the contributors shed light on foundational Tantric texts, doctrines of the Goddess, yogic practices, and symbolic cosmology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1353\" data-end=\"1581\"\u003eFrom \u003cstrong data-start=\"1358\" data-end=\"1393\"\u003eAgamic dualism and Trika monism\u003c\/strong\u003e to \u003cstrong data-start=\"1397\" data-end=\"1431\"\u003einternal worship in Pancaratra\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1436\" data-end=\"1460\"\u003eKashmiri non-dualism\u003c\/strong\u003e, the essays provide a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1483\" data-end=\"1513\"\u003emultifaceted understanding\u003c\/strong\u003e of Tantric ideology across time, geography, and schools of thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1583\" data-end=\"1586\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"1588\" data-end=\"1608\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1592\" data-end=\"1608\"\u003eKey Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1609\" data-end=\"2230\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1609\" data-end=\"1704\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1611\" data-end=\"1704\"\u003eCovers \u003cstrong data-start=\"1618\" data-end=\"1649\"\u003emultiple Tantric traditions\u003c\/strong\u003e—Saiva, Sakta, Pancaratra (Vaisnava), Trika, and Kaula.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1705\" data-end=\"1810\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1707\" data-end=\"1810\"\u003eDiscusses the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1721\" data-end=\"1786\"\u003edynamic interplay of ritual practice and speculative theology\u003c\/strong\u003e in early Tantric texts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1811\" data-end=\"1933\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1813\" data-end=\"1933\"\u003eFeatures contributions from top scholars including \u003cstrong data-start=\"1864\" data-end=\"1920\"\u003eAlexis Sanderson, Helene Brunner, Paul Muller-Ortega\u003c\/strong\u003e, and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1934\" data-end=\"2074\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1936\" data-end=\"2074\"\u003eExplores \u003cstrong data-start=\"1945\" data-end=\"1974\"\u003ecore philosophical themes\u003c\/strong\u003e such as non-duality, the Supreme Word, stages of awakening, mantra practice, and divine embodiment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2075\" data-end=\"2230\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2077\" data-end=\"2230\"\u003eIncludes \u003cstrong data-start=\"2086\" data-end=\"2128\"\u003ephilological analysis and translations\u003c\/strong\u003e of important but lesser-known Tantric scriptures like the \u003cem data-start=\"2187\" data-end=\"2206\"\u003eSvacchanda Tantra\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-start=\"2211\" data-end=\"2229\"\u003eKubjika Upanisad\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"2232\" data-end=\"2235\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"2237\" data-end=\"2265\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2241\" data-end=\"2265\"\u003eContributors Include\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2266\" data-end=\"2486\"\u003eHelene Brunner, Gudrun Buhnemann, Richard H. Davis, Vrajavallabha Dviveda, Sanjukta Gupta, Minoru Hara, Paul Muller-Ortega, Navjivan Rastogi, Alexis Sanderson, Jan A. Schoterman, Raffaele Torella, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"2467\" data-end=\"2485\"\u003eTeun Goudriaan\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"2488\" data-end=\"2491\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"2493\" data-end=\"2520\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2497\" data-end=\"2520\"\u003ePraise for the Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-start=\"2521\" data-end=\"2718\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2523\" data-end=\"2718\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"2523\" data-end=\"2718\"\u003e“This volume is a pioneering and essential resource for scholars of Hinduism, Tantra, and Indian philosophy. 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