The British Museum | Curator's tour of Tantra: enlightenment to revolution exhibition at the British Museum @britishmuseum | Uploaded 3 years ago | Updated 22 hours ago
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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