Exhibition curator Imma Ramos takes you on a guided tour of the British Museum’s latest exhibition Tantra: enlightenment to revolution.
Tantra: enlightenment to revolution
Supported by the Bagri Foundation
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00:00 Introduction to Tantra: enlightenment to revolution
00:50 Sacred Texts of Tantra
01:36 The rise of Tantra in Medieval India
03:20 Yoginis and their Temples
05:04 Women as Tantric Practitioners
05:54 Tantric Yoga
06:32 Yoginis as Gurus
08:21 The rise and spread of Tantra
10:11 The use of Human Remains in Tantric Practice
12:11 Tantra during Colonial British Rule in India
13:33 Kali as a symbol of Independent India
14:45 Tantra from the 20th century to today
15:44 Tantra in Britain and the USA
16:22 Kali and The Rolling Stones tongue logo
16:49 Tantra today
17:55 ‘And all the while the benevolent slept’ by Bharti Kher
18:18 ‘Housewives with Steak-knives’ by Sutapa Biswas
18:46 Conclusion
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Very nice tour indeed. I still have problems with any religious story where moral statements like "there is no difference between good and bad, between human and divine" are preached.
Why does the sculpture at 18:00, have what appears like some type of phallus, inserted into the genitals of the female ? Rather paints the idea of sex as macabre .
Can we see more? This was such a good video, and Dr. Ramos is a great presenter!
British Museum == Fascist.
When are you gonna give back other countries' National Treasures?
Very Good Prestation Thanks and please do more
amazing
Oh wow! Tantra as counter culture. Mind blown!
The Rolling Stones' Album Cover is an intriguing detail of Tantra's influence!
Why do you smile the whole time? Your face looks unnatural like plastic surgery gone wrong. To hell with Shiva.
Egypt Nigeria and India would like their artifacts back
I've got some research to do over my winter break it looks like.
Love the video, absolutely fascinating!
thank you, very educational and beautiful examples.
these idols are messed uo
unfortunate thing is, the whole western culture see Tantric stuff as a way of sexual gratitude or satisfaction, but in reality it is a core spiritualism. In fact it has nothing to do with religion either. Its just the whole thing is symbolically represented. In an attempt to show the harsh reality, the inevitable truth, and so work towards attaining moksha (liberation, enlightenment)
Never thought I'd be the one to criticize anyone who uses the term "voluptuous nudity" in such a relaxed cheery manner, but I think this overview lends itself to confusing Buddhist, Hindu and various yogic traditions. Their goals differ, radically, as do their views of tantric practice and energy. I respect the effort to strip the Western colonial patriarchic interpretations from these practices and images; but offering an introduction that does not discriminate between, histories, intention and varieties of practice confounds what may seem similar images and practices, but are quite distinct. Perhaps the distinctions are drawn out in other presentations. Wonderful production values and presentation nonetheless. Thanks.
Thank you
give what you stole back
This topic is fascinating – have always wanted to see the texts with my own eyes- too bad it's impossible now to get to the exhibit from abroad. Nonetheless, love watching Imma Ramos who is just stunningly beautiful, smart and articulate
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They were clearly high on something. Life, drugs or their own bullshit.
Cool stolen artifacts btw
Love to see this.Totally my thing.
Interesting she named all the Hindu deities she discussed, but referred to Heruka Chakrasamvara as "this painting"
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Thanks for this wonderful tour. Could listen to Ms Ramos for hours 😻
Nice ….Tantric practice is one way to reaching ultimate goal …but kali is not the only Goddess but there are lot many…kali should only be invoked in rarity ..that is most household invoke durga n Laxfield Godess etc
Nothing about the tantra we want to know about. Museums seem to be afraid of offending the colonised ..Colonization brought hinduism into the 20th century.
chosath Yogini temple is in Madhya Pradesh Central India near Jabalpur.
Brilliant analysis. Brings to mind the great symbolic interpretations of religious iconography of Joseph Campbell.
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throughout the whole thing i was just waiting for her to link it to feminism and anti capitalism……….why BM? Why are you injecting Intersectionalism into my fucking national museum?
I very much enjoyed and appreciated this video, thank you.
(You got my appreciation and relief just for pronouncing 'dissection' correctly – ie with the first syllable as 'diss-', rather than the increasingly common and incorrect 'die-'!!!)
Wow.
Thank you for providing an informative online tour of the exhibition. It is so appreciated in these times. Fantastic work xx