Previous articleNext article No AccessThe Torment of Secrecy: Ethical and Epistemological Problems in the Study of Esoteric TraditionsHugh B. UrbanHugh B. Urban Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by History of Religions Volume 37, Number 3Feb., 1998 Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/463503 Views: 21Total views on this site Citations: 31Citations are reported from Crossref Copyright 1998 The University of ChicagoPDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Sophie-Anne Perkins Conserving the ‘Container’ of Tantric Secrecy: A Discussion with Western Śākta Practitioners, Religions 12, no.99 (Sep 2021): 729.https://doi.org/10.3390/rel12090729Pierre Berthon, Sarah Lord Ferguson, David Hannah, Michael Parent Towards a conceptualization of secrecy in marketing, Journal of Strategic Marketing 28 (Aug 2021): 1–16.https://doi.org/10.1080/0965254X.2020.1853200Rinchen Dorje Establishing Lineage Legitimacy and Building Labrang Monastery as “the Source of Dharma”: Jikmed Wangpo (1728–1791) Taking the Helm, Religions 12, no.77 (Jun 2021): 491.https://doi.org/10.3390/rel12070491James E. 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