Rituals of the Tantric Traditions of South India – the Text (Canon, Rule) versus the Practice
The text concerns the Tantric traditions of India, especially the South Indian Vaiṣṇava Pāñcarātra. It addresses some issues connected with the relationship between canonical literature and actual religious practice as well as the reasons for doctrinal and ritualistic changes. Among the...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2014
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Studia religiologica
Year: 2014, Volume: 47, Issue: 4, Pages: 253-262 |
| Further subjects: | B
indyjska tradycja tantryczna
B religijne praktyki B zmiany i kontrowersje B literature kanoniczna |
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| Summary: | The text concerns the Tantric traditions of India, especially the South Indian Vaiṣṇava Pāñcarātra. It addresses some issues connected with the relationship between canonical literature and actual religious practice as well as the reasons for doctrinal and ritualistic changes. Among these reasons were the activity of the great religious teachers and philosophers, but also the changing historical, social and economic situation of the community of followers and of the region in which the tradi-tion was developing. Other reasons for these changes were the controversies as well as the rivalry of the groups representing different sects and priests’ families active in the temples. |
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| ISSN: | 2084-4077 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Studia religiologica
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.4467/20844077SR.14.018.3119 |