Sex Education and Tantra
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61989592%3A15220%2F20%3A73602909" target="_blank" >RIV/61989592:15220/20:73602909 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://obd.upol.cz/id_publ/333182795" target="_blank" >https://obd.upol.cz/id_publ/333182795</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004437869" target="_blank" >10.1163/9789004437869</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Sex Education and Tantra
Original language description
The main objective of this interdisciplinary study developed on the boundaries of philosophy, religious studies, education sciences, and psychotherapy, is to analyse the relevance of Tantra as a component of sex education in intercultural societies. The benefits and applicability of Tantra are discussed in this article, exploring some essential interrelations between spirituality and sexuality. I propose that intercultural societies can become beneficiated with the incorporation of the knowledge of Tantric traditions into their sex education programs. Particularly, Tantric views regarding sexual and love relationships can be useful to persons and communities all over the world, even remaining faithful to other religions. The incorporation of Tantric ideas and techniques is an alternative to the traditional western educational system, where institutions merely cover sex education in terms of the physiology of conception and the health risks involved, in times when young adult people need guidance on their love and sexual relationships at erotic and spiritual levels. I present the idea that sex education could be inspired by Tantra, offering opportunities of self-knowledge, an ars erotica, and a source of personal growth.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
C - Chapter in a specialist book
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
60301 - Philosophy, History and Philosophy of science and technology
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2020
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Book/collection name
Exploring Sexuality and Spirituality - An Introduction to an Interdisciplinary Field
ISBN
978-90-04-43786-9
Number of pages of the result
17
Pages from-to
269-285
Number of pages of the book
405
Publisher name
Brill
Place of publication
Leiden
UT code for WoS chapter
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