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Subject: International Journal of Tantric Studies (IJTS) vol. 8, n. 1 (June 22, 2012) (fwd)
> June 23, 2012
>
> Table of contents: International Journal of Tantric Studiesw (IJTS)
> Volume 8, number 1, (June 22, 2012)
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> From: Enrica Garzilli <garzilli@asiatica.org>
>
> Dear Friends and Colleagues,
>
> I am happy to announce that we have just published the International
> Journal of Tantric Studies (IJTS) vol. 8, n. 1 (June 22, 2012)
> http://asiatica.org/ijts/8-1/
>
>
> In this issue:
>
> Papers: “The “Scandalous” Tantric Hymn to Kālī Karpūrādi-stotra:
> an Expurgated Translation”, by Dr. John R. Dupuche;
>
> “China Shadows and Tibet Flames: The “Policy of Immolations”
> and Future Scenarios”, by Piero Verni (freely accessible).
>
>
> Abstract: “The “Scandalous” Tantric Hymn to Kālī Karpūrādi-stotra:
> An Expurgated Translation, by John R. Dupuche
>
> Through his Tantrik Texts Series (1913-1940) Sir John Woodroffe
> initiated modern Western studies of the tantras. However, his
> 1922 translation of the Karpūrādi-stotra reveals how much he
> and his collaborators felt constrained to purge the scandalous
> aspects from the text. It is seriously flawed, and yet still
> commonly used. This article describes the rather complex story
> of the editions and commentaries on the stotra, together with
> some suggestions on date and authorship. It then provides an
> unexpurgated translation of the Karpūrādi-stotra along with the
> Sanskrit text. Lastly, it provides a short commentary on the
> structure of the text and its purpose.
>
> A question arises: if Woodroffe had to conceal essential elements
> of the Karpūrādi-stotra, how reliable are the other translations
> and commentaries in his Tantrik Texts Series?
>
>
> Dr. Enrica Garzilli
> IJTS & JSAWS
> http://asiatica.org/
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