Tantric
Traditions
of South Asia
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This
course will provide an interdisciplinar overview of
Tantric and representative Hindu
mystical traditions in South Asia and world wide,
including textual, iconographic and
ethnographic approaches. Tantra aims to achieve
liberation without the denial of
physical and emotional pleasure. Medieval Tantric
traditions incorporated Hindu mystical
practices of various social strata and ethnicities.
We will examine the influence of mystic
and Tantric traditions on Hindu art, architecture,
and literature. No prior knowledge of
Indian philosophy or mysticism is
presumed.
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ReSt
3392 [U66]
Topics
in South Asian Religion: Tantric Traditions of
South Asia
=IS
3392
W 6:30-9:00 PM
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