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100 _aAcri, Andrea and Rosati, Paolo E
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245 _aTantra, Magic, and Vernacular Religions in Monsoon Asia: Texts, Practices, and Practitioners from the Margins
250 _bReprint
260 _aLondon
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505 _a1 More pre-Tantric sources of Tantrism: Skulls and skull-cups RONALD M DAVIDSON 2 Charnel ground items, smäsänikas, and the question of the magical substratum of the early Tantras ALEKSANDRA WENTA AND ANDREA ACRI 3 Shamans and Bhuta Tantrikas: A shared genealogy? MICHAEL SLOUBER 4 Female Ganesa or independent deity?: Tracing the background of the elephant-faced goddess in mediaeval Saiva Tantric traditions CHIARA POLICARDI 5 Crossing the boundaries of sex, blood, and magic in the Tantric cult of Kamakhyā PAOLO E ROSATI 6 'Let us now invoke the three celestial lights of Fire, Sun and Moon into ourselves': Magic or everyday practice? Revising Existentiality for an emic understanding of Śrividya MONIKA HIRMER 7. Narrative folklore of Khyaḥ from Tantra to popular beliefs: Supernatural experiences at the margins among Newar communities in the Kathmandu Valley FABIO ARMAND 8. Magical Tantra in Bengal, Bali, and Java: From piśāca tantrikas to balians and dukuns JUNE MCDANIEL 9. Tantrism and the weretiger lore of Burma, Thailand, and Cambodia FRANCESCO BRIGHENTI
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