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020			_a9781003007791 _q(electronic bk.)
020			_a1003007791 _q(electronic bk.)
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020			_a9781000049268 _q(electronic bk. : Mobipocket)
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035			_a(OCoLC)1144887927
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050		4	_aBL1281.154 _b.O78 2020
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100	1		_aOsto, Douglas, _d1967- _eauthor.
245	1	3	_aAn Indian tantric tradition and its modern global revival : _bcontemporary nondual Śaivism / _cDouglas Osto.
260			_aMilton : _bRoutledge, _c2020.
300			_a1 online resource (213 p.).
490	1		_aRoutledge Studies in Tantric Traditions Ser.
500			_aDescription based upon print version of record.
520			_aThis book analyzes the contemporary global revival of Nondual aivism, a thousand-year-old medieval Hindu religious philosophy. Providing a historical overview of the seminal people and groups responsible for the revival, the book compares the tradition's medieval Indian origins to modern forms, which are situated within distinctively contemporary religious, economic and technological contexts. The author bridges the current gap in the literature between "insider" (emic) and "outsider (etic) perspectives by examining modern Nondual aivism from multiple standpoints as both a critical scholar of religion and an empathetic participant-observer. The book explores modern Nondual aivism in relation to recent scholarly debates concerning the legitimacy of New Age consumptive spirituality, the global spiritual marketplace and the contemporary culture of narcissism. It also analyzes the dark side of the revived tradition, and investigates contemporary teachers accused of sexual abuse and illegal financial activities in relation to unique features of Nondual aivism's theosophy and modern scholarship on new religious movements (NRMs) and cults. This book shows that, although Kashmir aivism has been adopted by certain teachers and groups to market their own brand of "High Tantra," some contemporary practitioners have remained true to the system's fundamental tenets and teach authentic (albeit modern) forms of Nondual aivism. This book will be of interest to academics in the fields of religion and Asian philosophies, especially South Asian, tantric, neo-tantric and yoga philosophies, alternative and New Age spiritualities, religion and consumerism, and NRMs and cults.
520			_a"This book analyses the contemporary global revival of Nondual Śaivism, a thousand-year-old medieval Hindu religious philosophy. Providing a historical overview of the seminal people and groups responsible for the revival, the book compares the tradition's medieval Indian origins to modern forms, which are situated within distinctively contemporary religious, economic, and technological contexts. The author bridges the current gap in the literature between "insider" (emic) and "outsider" (etic) perspectives by examining modern Nondual Śaivism from multiple standpoints as both a critical scholar of religion and an empathetic participant-observer. The book explores modern Nondual Śaivism in relation to recent scholarly debates concerning the legitimacy of New Age consumptive spirituality, the global spiritual marketplace, and the contemporary culture of narcissism. It also analyses the dark side of the revived tradition, and investigates contemporary teachers accused of sexual abuse and illegal financial activities in relation to unique features of Nondual Śaivism's theosophy and modern scholarship on new religious movements (NRMs) and cults. This book shows that, although Kashmir Śaivism has been adopted by certain teachers and groups to market their own brand of "High Tantra," some contemporary practitioners have remained true to the system's fundamental tenets and teach authentic (albeit modern) forms of Nondual Śaivism. This book will be of interest to academics in the fields of religion and Asian philosophies, especially South Asian, tantric, neo-tantric and yoga philosophies, alternative and New Age spiritualities, religion and consumerism, and new religious movements (NRMs) and cults"-- _cProvided by publisher.
588			_aOCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
650		0	_aKashmir Śaivism.
650		0	_aTantrism.
650		0	_aSpiritual life _xHinduism.
650		0	_aCults.
856	4	0	_3Taylor & Francis _uhttps://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003007791
856	4	2	_3OCLC metadata license agreement _uhttp://www.oclc.org/content/dam/oclc/forms/terms/vbrl-201703.pdf
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