{"product_id":"saivism-and-the-tantric-traditions-essays-in-honour-of-alexis-g-j-s-sanderson-9789004432666","title":"Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions: Essays in Honour of Alexis G.J.S. Sanderson","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcademic study of the tantric traditions has blossomed in recent decades, in no small measure thanks to the magisterial contributions of Alexis G. J. S. Sanderson, until 2015 Spalding Professor of Eastern Religions and Ethics at Oxford University. This collection of essays honours him and touches several fields of Indology that he has helped to shape (or, in the case of the Śaiva religions, revolutionised): the history, ritual, and philosophies of tantric Buddhism, Śaivism and Vaiṣṇavism; religious art and architecture; and Sanskrit belles lettres. Grateful former students, joined by other experts influenced by his scholarship, here offer papers that make significant contributions to our understanding of the cultural, religious, political, and intellectual histories of premodern South and Southeast Asia.    Contributors are: Peter Bisschop, Judit Törzsök, Alex Watson, Isabelle Ratié, Christopher Wallis, Péter-Dániel Szántó, Srilata Raman, Csaba Dezső, Gergely Hidas, Nina Mirnig, John Nemec, Bihani Sarkar, Jürgen Hanneder, Diwakar Acharya, James Mallinson, Csaba Kiss, Jason Birch, Elizabeth Mills, Ryugen Tanemura, Anthony Tribe, and Parul Dave-Mukherji.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'To sum up, this is an extraordinary volume on a wide range of subjects. A sizable portion of these essays are of major significance to their respective areas,and all have something worthwhile to offer the study of Indian history. It is a fitting tribute to the brilliant life and work of Alexis Sanderson.  Michael Slouber, Western Washington University, Indo-Iranian Journal (2021)   'There is much to appreciate in this book. In brief: it makes a key chapter of the Śivadharmaśāstra accessible for diverse readers through a transparent critical edition and a clear annotated translation; it introduces the reader not just to this text, but to the active scholarly subfield investigating the corpus of early lay Śaiva literature commonly known as the Śivadharma; and it reflects on the methodological principles guiding a philological approach to this corpus. Notably, the book is available as an Open Access ebook thanks to the generosity of the J. Gonda Fund Foundation.' - Hamsa Stainton, McGill University JAOS, 141.4 (2021)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface  List of Figures and Tables  Notes on Contributors  A Note on Alexis Sanderson and Indology   Dominic Goodall and Harunaga Isaacson  Bibliography of the Published Works of Alexis G.J.S. Sanderson    Introduction    Part 1 Early Śaivism    1 From Mantramārga Back to Atimārga: Atimārga as a Self-referential Term   Peter Bisschop    2 Why Are the Skull-Bearers (Kāpālikas) Called Soma?   Judit Törzsök    3 Dressing for Power: On vrata, caryā, and vidyāvrata in the Early Mantramārga, and on the Structure of the Guhyasūtra of the Niśvāsatattvasaṃhitā   Dominic Goodall    Part 2 Exegetical and Philosophical Traditions    4 Further Thoughts on Rāmakaṇṭha’s Relationship to Earlier Positions in the Buddhist-Brāhmaṇical Ātman Debate   Alex Watson    5 Some Hitherto Unknown Fragments of Utpaladeva’s Vivṛti (II): Against the Existence of External Objects   Isabelle Ratié    6 Alchemical Metaphors for Spiritual Transformation in Abhinavagupta’s Īśvarapratyabhijñāvimarśinī and Īśvarapratyabhijñāvivṛtivimarśinī   Christopher D. Wallis    7 On Vāgīśvarakīrti’s Influence in Kashmir and among the Khmer   Péter-Dániel Szántó    8 Reflections on the King of Ascetics (Yatirāja): Rāmānuja in the Devotional Poetry of Vedānta Deśika   Srilata Raman    Part 3 Religion, the State, and Social History    9 Not to Worry, Vasiṣṭha Will Sort It Out: The Role of the Purohita in the Raghuvaṃśa   Csaba Dezső    10 Buddhism, Kingship and the Protection of the State: The Suvarṇaprabhāsottamasūtra and Dhāraṇī Literature   Gergely Hidas    11 Adapting Śaiva Tantric Initiation for Exoteric Circles: The Case of the Lokadharmiṇī Dīkṣā and Its History in Early Medieval Sources   Nina Mirnig    12 Innovation and Social Change in the Vale of Kashmir, circa 900–1250 C.E.   John Nemec    13 Toward a History of the Navarātra, the Autumnal Festival of the Goddess   Bihani Sarkar    Part 4 Mantra, Ritual, and Yoga    14 Śārikā’s Mantra   Jürgen Hanneder    15 The Kāmasiddhistuti of King Vatsarāja   Diwakar Acharya    16 The Lotus Garland (padmamālā) and Cord of Power (śaktitantu): The Brahmayāmala’s Integration of Inner and Outer Ritual   Shaman Hatley    17 The Amṛtasiddhi: Haṭhayoga’s Tantric Buddhist Source Text   James Mallinson    18 A Sexual Ritual with Māyā in Matsyendrasaṃhitā 40   Csaba Kiss    19 Haṭhayoga’s Floruit on the Eve of Colonialism   Jason Birch    Part 5 Art and Architecture    20 The Early Śaiva Maṭha: Form and Function   Libbie Mills    21 The Kriyāsaṃgrahapañjikā of Kuladatta and Its Parallels in the Śaiva Pratiṣṭhātantras   Ryugen Tanemura    22 Mañjuśrī as Ādibuddha: The Identity of an Eight-Armed Form of Mañjuśrī Found in Early Western Himalayan Buddhist Art in the Light of Three Nāmasaṃgīti-Related Texts   Anthony Tribe    23 Life and Afterlife of Sādṛśya: Revisiting the Citrasūtra through the Nationalism-Naturalism Debate in Indian Art History   Parul Dave-Mukherji    Index","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53210802520407,"sku":"9789004432666","price":127.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/saivism-and-the-tantric-traditions-essays-in-honour-of-alexis-g-j-s-sanderson-9789004432666","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}