{"product_id":"passionate-enlightenment-miranda-shaw-9780691235592","title":"Passionate Enlightenment: Women in Tantric Buddhism","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe now-classic exploration of the role of women and the feminine in Buddhist Tantra\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe crowning cultural achievement of medieval India, Tantric Buddhism is known in the West primarily for the sexual practices of its adherents, who strive to transform erotic passion into spiritual bliss. Historians of religion have long held that this attempted enlightenment was for men only, and that women in the movement were at best marginal and subordinated and at worst degraded and exploited. In \u003ci\u003ePassionate Enlightenment\u003c\/i\u003e, Miranda Shaw argues to the contrary and presents extensive evidence of the outspoken and independent female founders of the Tantric movement and their creative role in shaping its distinctive vision of gender relations and sacred sexuality. Including a new preface by the author, this Princeton Classics edition makes an essential work available for new audiences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Miranda Shaw\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691235597\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691235592\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/07\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.00d","brand":"Miranda Shaw","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43945578561791,"sku":"9780691235592","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_2481af2e-636c-42e6-9977-890bcd39a5ac.jpg?v=1681508928","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/passionate-enlightenment-miranda-shaw-9780691235592","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}