Ontological Transformations in Hindu Tantric Ritualisms of Kathmandu Valley: A Neurocognitive Perspective about Self and Bodies

Rituals of incorporation (utarnu) of numinous ontologies in Himalayan Tantric ritualisms represent an interesting field for developing a reflection on different phenomenologies of the body. From the physical body of the tantrika (Tantric practitioner), the formal remains of an individual atman-Self,...

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Main Author: Armand, Fabio (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Equinox 2020
In: Religions of South Asia
Year: 2020, Volume: 14, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 41–62
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Kathmandu Valley / Newar / Hinduism / Tantrism / Self / Body / Self-image
IxTheo Classification:AF Geography of religion
AG Religious life; material religion
BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism
KBM Asia
Further subjects:B Himalayan shamanism
B incorporation of numinous ontologies
B Newar
B Nepal (Kathmandu valley)
B Hindu Tantric ritual
B neurocognitive anthropology
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