Economics of ecstasy, the: tantra, secrecy and power in colonial bengal
Auteur :
Urban, Hugh B.
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780195139020
Date de publication :
20 déc. 2001
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 2,1 cm
Poids :
621 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This study of the Bengali Kartabhaja sect and its place in the broader movement of Tantrism, an Indian religious movement employing purposely shocking sexual language and rituals, looks at the relationship between the rise of the Kartabhajas and the changing economic context of colonial Bengal.