Illness and immortality: mantra, mandala, and meditation in the Netra Tantra
"Illness and Immortality examines the role of ritual elements in rites to alleviate illness and death in medieval Śaiva Tantric practices. This includes analysis of the various forms of the deity Amṛteśa or Mṛtyuñjaya, the nature of mantra, and the relationship between the tantric practitioner...
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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New York
Oxford University Press
[2022]
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| In: | Year: 2022 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Kashmir
/ Śaivism
/ Tantra (Textgruppe)
/ Possession
/ Ritual
B Netratantra / Mantra / Mandala / Ritual |
| IxTheo Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism KBM Asia |
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| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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