{"product_id":"the-kula-ritual-by-abhinavagupta-as-elaborated-in-chapter-29-of-the-tantraloka-english","title":"The Kula Ritual by Abhinavagupta: As Elaborated in Chapter 29 of the Tantraloka [English]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John R. Dupuche\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrand:\u003c\/b\u003e Motilal Banarsidass Publication Books\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition:\u003c\/b\u003e Bilingual\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 549\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 01-12-2003\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e Abhinavagupta, a leading figure in Kashmir Saivism is increasingly being recognized as one of the chief contributors to the evolution of Indian thought. In his encyclopedic work the Tantraloka light on the Tantra's, he describes the various tantras of his day and places at their apex the most extreme of them, the Kula ritual which proposes the use of wine and meat and intercourse with women of the lowest castes. In Abhinavagupta's esteem of the Kula ritual just the shadow side of genius an aberration best forgotten? This work is a translation, the first into English of any chapter of the Tantraloka of Abhinavagupta's version of the Kula ritual.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9788120819795\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePackage Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.3 x 9.1 x 1.3 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Motilal Banarsidass Publication Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49271500013872,"sku":"DRG.Motilal Banarsidass Publication Books_9788120819795","price":846.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/motilal-banarsidass-publication-books-book-default-title-the-kula-ritual-by-abhinavagupta-as-elaborated-in-chapter-29-of-the-tantraloka-english-39391061868848.webp?v=1775951259","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/products\/the-kula-ritual-by-abhinavagupta-as-elaborated-in-chapter-29-of-the-tantraloka-english","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}