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English, Spanish

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oai:doaj.org/article:f1869e2bfb604d2487ffe46db9858b14

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DOI: <

10.5944/etfii.9.1996.4281

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Magic and sacred sexuality in India Antigua: tantrism

Abstract

The tantra is a special manifestation of art, religion and hindu sentiment. Lifestyles, rituals, magia, myth, philosophy and an array of emotional signs and symbols converge on this vision. The basic books which transmit them are also referred to as ‘tantra’, written in the Spanish language. The tantra contains many archaic elements. Some are as old as the palaeolistic caves of Europe. It can be said that the tantra represents a comprehensive practical system to guide and approach the human libide, promoting it first and moving it away from the world’s passenger phenomena, to focus it on a major object. The Tantra is a special expression of art, of the religion and the Hindu feeling ways of life, rituais, magic, miths, philosophy and a truss of emotive signs and symbols converge in this vision. The basic books that transmit are placed, asweil, Tantra, they writte in sanscrit or “vernácula” language. The Tantra contains a lot of arcaic elements. Some are as older as the Paleolitic caves in Europe. It can be argued that the Tantra represents a practical system complete to Oriental and agree to the human libido encouraging it first and removes it from the world passing phenomenons after, to consent it to a transcedent objective.

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