Academic study of the tantric traditions has blossomed in recent decades, in no small measure thanks to the magisterial contributions of Alexis G.J.S. Sanderson, until 2015 Spalding Professor of Eastern Religions and Ethics at Oxford University. This collection of essays honours him and touches several fields of Indology that he has helped to shape (or, in the case of the Śaiva religions, revolutionised): the history, ritual, and philosophies of tantric Buddhism, Śaivism and Vaiṣṇavism; religious art and architecture; and Sanskrit belles lettres. Grateful former students, joined by other experts influenced by his scholarship, here offer papers that make significant contributions to our understanding of the cultural, religious, political, and intellectual histories of premodern South and Southeast Asia.
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Preface xi List of Figures and Tables xii Notes on Contributors xiv A Note on Alexis Sanderson and Indology xxv Bibliography of the Published Works of Alexis G.J.S. Sanderson (1983–2019) xxxi Introduction 1 PART 1 Early Śaivism 15 PART 2 Exegetical and Philosophical Traditions 87 PART 3 Religion, the State, and Social History 217 PART 4 Mantra, Ritual, and Yoga 349 PART 5 Art and Architecture 483 Index 589
