Tantra: enlightenment to revolution - an illustrated tour by Imma Ramos 14 July 2021

Tantra: enlightenment to revolution by Imma Ramos 14th July 2021
Online talk hosted by The Buddhist Society www.thebuddhistsociety.org
About the talk
Imma Ramos gives an illustrated introduction to the British Museum’s recent ‘Tantra: Enlightenment to Revolution’ exhibition, exploring how the countercultural philosophies of Tantra - which emerged in India in about AD 500 - developed and spread across Asia and beyond.
About the Speaker:
Imma Ramos is the curator of the medieval to modern South Asia collections at the British Museum. She curated the recent exhibition, Tantra: enlightenment to revolution (24 September 2020 - 24 January 2021), and is the author of its accompanying book which presents the first historical exploration of Tantric visual culture from its origins in India to its reimagining in the West. Her research interests revolve around the relationship between religion, politics and gender in South Asian visual culture.