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Indian Esoteric Buddhism

A Social History of the Tantric Movement

Indian Esoteric Buddhism( )
Author: Davidson, Ronald
ISBN:978-0-231-12618-2
Publication Date:Dec 2002
Publisher:Columbia University Press
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $120.00
Book Description:

This groundbreaking work describes the historical origins of the Tantric movement in early medieval India. Drawing on primary documents-translated into English for the first time from Sanskrit, Prakrit, and Bengali-Davidson shows how changes in medieval Indian society, including economic and patronage crises, a decline in women's participation, and the formation of large monastic orders, led to the rise of the esoteric tradition in India that became the model for Buddhist cultures...
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Book Details
Pages:475
Detailed Subjects: Religion / Buddhism / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):0.628 x 0.92 x 0.14 Inches
Book Weight:1.962 Pounds



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