IJTS vol. 6, no. 1 (Sept. 12, 2002)

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Dear Colleagues,

 

I am happy to announce the publication of the *International Journal of

Tantric Studies* vol. 6, no. 1

 

http://www.asiatica.org/publications/ijts/current.asp

 

Contents:

- Note from the Editor

- Papers: "Traditions in Transition: Meditative Concepts in the Development

of Tantric Sadhana" by Stuart Ray Sarbacker

"The Conservative Character of Tantra: Secrecy, Sacrifice and This-Worldly

Power in Bengali Sakta Tantra" by Hugh B. Urban

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- Books Received

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Abstract of the papers

 

"Traditions in Transition: Meditative Concepts in the Development of Tantric

Sadhana" by Stuart Ray Sarbacker

 

The goal of this paper is to examine the relationship between the

development of Buddhist Sadhana and broader conceptions regarding the nature

of meditation-theory and the place of tantra within the greater Buddhist

cultus. It will be asserted that Vajrayana Buddhist sadhana, rather than

divorcing itself from earlier Buddhist conceptions of meditation (dhyana),

has adapted and expanded upon classical conceptions of meditative praxis.

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"The Conservative Character of Tantra: Secrecy, Sacrifice and This-Worldly

Power in Bengali Sakta Tantra" by Hugh B. Urban

 

Introduction / I. Brahmanism, Tantra and the Double-Norm: Krsnananda and the

Context of 16th Century Bengal / II. Harnessing the Goddess: The

Codification of Sakta Iconography and Ritual / III. The Power of the Impure:

Sacrificial Violence and Sexual Transgression / IV. The Worldly Side of

Power: Sorcery, Malign Magic and the attainment of Supernatural Powers /

Conclusions and Comparative Comments

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Happy reading!

 

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Dr. Enrica Garzilli

University of Macerata

Editor-in-Chief, IJTS & JSAWS

http://www.asiatica.org

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