Rādhā Tantra

Taylor & Francis

The R?dh? TantraA critical edition and annotated translation\nAuthor(s): Mans Broo\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138892361, 978-1138892361\nSynopsis\nThe R?dh? Tantra is an anonymous 17th century tantric text from Bengal. The text offers a lively picture of the meeting of different religious traditions in 17th century Bengal, since it presents a ??kta version of the famous Vai??ava story of R?dh? and K???a. \n\nThis book presents a critically edited text of the R?dh? Tantra, based on manuscripts in India, Nepal and Bangladesh, as well as an annotated translation It is prefaced by an introduction that situates the text in its social and historical context and discusses its significance. The introduction also looks at the composition and metrics, vocabulary and grammar, and contents and doctrine of the text. It also includes a discussion of the extensive intertextualities of the R?dh? Tantra, as well as the sour.