{"product_id":"tantra-magic-and-vernacular-religions-in-monsoon-asia-texts-practices-and-practitioners-from-the-margins-paperback","title":"Tantra, Magic, and Vernacular Religions in Monsoon Asia: Texts, Practices, and Practitioners from the Margins - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrea Acri\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003ePaolo E. Rosati\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explores the cross- and trans-cultural dialectic between Tantra and intersecting magical and shamanic phenomena associated with vernacular religions across Monsoon Asia. It will be of interest to South Asian religions, Tantric traditions, and Asian and global folk religion, shamanism, and magic. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAndrea Acri\u003c\/strong\u003e is tenured Assistant Professor in Tantric Studies at the École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE, PSL University) in Paris, France. His publications include the monograph \u003ci\u003eDharma Pātañjala \u003c\/i\u003e(2011), as well as various edited volumes, including \u003ci\u003eEsoteric Buddhism in Mediaeval Maritime Asia \u003c\/i\u003e(2016). His main research and teaching interests are Śaiva and Buddhist Tantric traditions, Indian philosophy, Yoga studies, Sanskrit and Old Javanese philology, and the comparative religious history of South and Southeast Asia from the premodern to the contemporary period, with special emphasis on connected histories and intra-Asian maritime transfers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaolo E. Rosati received his PhD in Asian and African Studies from 'Sapienza' University of Rome, Italy. He has published a double special issue on \u003ci\u003eTantra for Religions of South Asia \u003c\/i\u003e(14\/1-2) in 2020, and several contributions on the \u003ci\u003eyoni \u003c\/i\u003ecult at Kāmākhyā. His current research focuses on magic, memory, and cultural identity in postcolonial Tantric contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 218\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 26, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47646031151325,"sku":"9781032251370","price":112.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/GGsXgtcUQ-9781032251370.webp?v=1773858572","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/tantra-magic-and-vernacular-religions-in-monsoon-asia-texts-practices-and-practitioners-from-the-margins-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}