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Libra Esoterica

Chinese and Tibetan Esoteric Buddhism

by Yael Bentor & Meir Shahar

  • First published:
  • 21st century
  • Language: English

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Bringing together leading authorities in the fields of Chinese and Tibetan Studies alike, 'Chinese and Tibetan Esoteric Buddhism' engages cutting-edge research on the fertile tradition of Esoteric Buddhism (also known as Tantric Buddhism). This state of the art volume unfolds the sweeping impact of esoteric Buddhism on Tibetan and Chinese cultures, and the movement's role in forging distinct political, ethnical, and religious identities across Asia at large. Deciphering the oftentimes bewildering richness of esoteric Buddhism, this broadly conceived work exposes the common ground it shares with other Buddhist schools, as well as its intersection with non-Buddhist faiths. As such, the book is a major contribution to the study of Asian religions and cultures

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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Asian esoteric and internal traditions and Occultism and esotericism.

  • Occultism and esotericism

    Controlled discovery queries from openalex matched “esotericism”. Retained metadata contains “esoteric” in the title, “esoteric” in the description, and “esoteric” in the edition title.

    • “esotericism”· via OpenAlex
    • “esoteric”· in title
    • “esoteric”· in description
    • “esoteric”· in edition title
  • Asian esoteric and internal traditions

    Retained metadata contains “Esoteric Buddhism” in the title, “Esoteric Buddhism” in the description, and “Esoteric Buddhism” in the edition title.

    • “Esoteric Buddhism”· in title
    • “Esoteric Buddhism”· in description
    • “Esoteric Buddhism”· in edition title

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2017-03-27—English—Unknown

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