Convenors: Dr Monika Hirmer and Dr Fabio Armand South Asian tantric and shamanic traditions are largely aimed at harnessing transcendental powers. By observing the rituals of contemporary tantric practitioners and shamans, we show how... more
Convenors: Dr Monika Hirmer and Dr Fabio Armand
South Asian tantric and shamanic traditions are largely aimed at harnessing transcendental powers. By observing the rituals of contemporary tantric practitioners and shamans, we show how these powers are used not only to pursue liberation but, importantly, also to influence worldly affairs.
South Asian tantric and shamanic traditions are largely aimed at harnessing transcendental powers. By observing the rituals of contemporary tantric practitioners and shamans, we show how these powers are used not only to pursue liberation but, importantly, also to influence worldly affairs.
