Tantra: Sex, Secrecy, Politics, and Power in the Study of Religion

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Tantra This page intentionally left blank Tantra Sex, Secrecy, Politics, and Power in the Study of Religion Hugh B. Urban UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS Berkeley . Los Angeles . London University of California Press Berkeley and Los Angeles, California University of California Press, Ltd. London, England© 2003 by the Regents of the University of California Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Urban, Hugh B. Tantra : sex, secrecy, politics, and power in the study of religion / Hugh B. Urban. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 0-520-23062-0 (alk. paper).— isbn 0-520-23656-4 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Tantrism. 2. Tantric Buddhism. I. Title. bl1283.84 u73 2003 294.5'514—dc21 2002073270 Manufactured in the United States of America 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of ansi/niso z39.48–1992 (r 1997) (Permanence of Paper).8 In memory of Hugh Bayard Urban, Sr. (1926–2001) This page intentionally left blank ...