An Indian tantric tradition and its modern global revival contemporary nondual ¿šaivism / Douglas Osto.
| Author/creator | Osto, Douglas, 1967- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020. |
| Description | pages cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Series | Routledge studies in tantric traditions |
| Abstract | "This book analyses the contemporary global revival of Nondual ¿šaivism, 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 ¿šaivism from multiple standpoints as both a critical scholar of religion and an empathetic participant-observer. The book explores modern Nondual ¿šaivism 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 ¿šaivism's theosophy and modern scholarship on new religious movements (NRMs) and cults. This book shows that, although Kashmir ¿šaivism 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 ¿šaivism. 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"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2019054837 |
| ISBN | 9780367436896 (hardback) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |