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Indian Esoteric Buddhism: A Social History of the Tantric Movement
Ronald Davidson
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Description for Indian Esoteric Buddhism: A Social History of the Tantric Movement
Paperback. Drawing on primary documents, this work describes the historical origins of the Tantric movement in early medieval India. It shows how changes in medieval Indian society led to the rise of the esoteric tradition in India that became the model for Buddhist cultures in China, Tibet and Japan. Num Pages: 475 pages, 23 illus, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRAX; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 686.
Despite the rapid spread of Buddhism-especially the esoteric system of Tantra, one of its most popular yet most misunderstood forms-the historical origins of Buddhist thought and practice remain obscure. This groundbreaking work describes the genesis of the Tantric movement in early medieval India, where it developed as a response to, and in some ways an example of, the feudalization of Indian society. Drawing on primary documents-many translated for the first time-from Sanskrit, Prakrit, Tibetan, Bengali, and Chinese, Ronald Davidson shows how changes in medieval Indian society, including economic and patronage crises, a decline in women's participation, and the formation of ... Read more
Despite the rapid spread of Buddhism-especially the esoteric system of Tantra, one of its most popular yet most misunderstood forms-the historical origins of Buddhist thought and practice remain obscure. This groundbreaking work describes the genesis of the Tantric movement in early medieval India, where it developed as a response to, and in some ways an example of, the feudalization of Indian society. Drawing on primary documents-many translated for the first time-from Sanskrit, Prakrit, Tibetan, Bengali, and Chinese, Ronald Davidson shows how changes in medieval Indian society, including economic and patronage crises, a decline in women's participation, and the formation of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
475
Condition
New
Number of Pages
475
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231126199
SKU
V9780231126199
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About Ronald Davidson
Ronald M. Davidson is professor of religious studies and director of the program in Asian studies at Fairfield University in Connecticut. He is the coauthor (with Steven D. Goodman) of Tibetan Buddhism: Reason and Revelation.
Reviews for Indian Esoteric Buddhism: A Social History of the Tantric Movement
A truly pioneering and wide-ranging work-one much to be commended to students of all of the diverse phenomena that Davidson brings within its purview.
Dan Arnold Journal of Religion This groundbreaking volume will find a primary place on the bookshelf of every serious scholar... This exceptional work deserves a wide audience
Frederick M. Smith Religous Studies Newsletter This ... Read more
Dan Arnold Journal of Religion This groundbreaking volume will find a primary place on the bookshelf of every serious scholar... This exceptional work deserves a wide audience
Frederick M. Smith Religous Studies Newsletter This ... Read more