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Abhinavagupta: The Kula Ritual As Elaborated in Chapter 29 of the Tantraloka - Hardcover

Dupuche, John R.

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9788120819795: Abhinavagupta: The Kula Ritual As Elaborated in Chapter 29 of the Tantraloka
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 8120819799 ISBN 13: 9788120819795
Publisher: Motilal Books, 2003

Synopsis

In Abhinavagupta's encyclopaedic work, the Tantraloka (Light on the Tantras), 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 low castes. Is Abhinavagupta's esteem of the Kula ritual just the shadow side of genius, an abberation best forgotten? This book is a translation - the first into English of any chapter of the Tantraloka of Abhinavagupta's version of the Kula ritual. It also provides a translation - the first into any language - of Jayaratha's indispensable commentary. It shows the structure of the text, which is not a confused mass of codes and activities but is articulated as finely as an Indian temple. The translation is accompanied by a commentary, the appendices, including a glossary and index of words.

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Publisher
Motilal Books
Publication date
2003
Language
English
ISBN 10 
8120819799
ISBN 13 
9788120819795
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
532
Rating
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