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Podcast: New Books in South Asian Studies
Episode: Mans Broo, "The RÄdhÄ Tantra: A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation" (Routledge, 2019)
Description: The RÄdhÄ Tantra is an anonymous 17th-century tantric text from Bengal. Mans Broo'sĀ The RÄdhÄ Tantra: A Critical Edition and Annotated TranslationĀ (Routledge, 2019)Ā offers a lively picture of the meeting of different religious traditions in 17th century Bengal, since it presents a ÅÄkta version of the famous Vaiį¹£į¹ava story of RÄdhÄ and Kį¹į¹£į¹a. This book presents a critically edited text of the RÄdhÄ Tantra, based on manuscripts in India, Nepal and Bangladesh, as well as an annotated translation It is prefaced by an introduction that situates the text in its social and historical context and discusses i...