Tantric Mantras: Studies on Mantrasastra (Routledge Studies in Tantric Traditions)

Making Andre Padoux' work accessible to an English-speaking readership for the first time, this book provides a systematic and complete overview of the highest scholarly quality on Tantric mantras. It: presents a general summary on the nature of Tantric mantras, their phonetic aspect, structure and classifications explains the metaphysical-theological nature of Tantric mantras and gives an introduction to their beliefs and practices discusses the extraction and examination of mantras, certain characteristics such as their 'perfect nature' and their imperfections describes certain mantrics practices. Creating a significant impact in the study of Tantric mantras, this book will be of great interest to scholars of religious studies, theology, Indology, South Asian studies, and Asian religion.Padoux, Andre is the author of 'Tantric Mantras: Studies on Mantrasastra (Routledge Studies in Tantric Traditions)', published 2010 under ISBN 9780415423861 and ISBN 0415423864.