The Alchemical Body: Siddha Traditions in Medieval India - Rilegato

White, David Gordon

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0226894975 ISBN 13: 9780226894973

Casa editrice: Univ of Chicago Pr, 1997

Riassunto

The Alchemical Body excavates and centers within its Indian context the lost tradition of the medieval Siddhas. Working from previously unexplored alchemical sources, David Gordon White demonstrates for the first time that the medieval disciplines of Hindu alchemy and hatha yoga were practiced by one and the same people, and that they can be understood only when viewed together. White opens the way to a new and more comprehensive understanding of medieval Indian mysticism, within the broader context of south Asian Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Islam.

"White proves a skillful guide in disentangling historical and theoretical complexities that have thus far bedeviled the study of these influential aspects of medieval Indian culture."--Yoga World

"Anyone seriously interested in finding out more about authentic tantra, original hatha yoga, embodied liberation . . . sacred sexuality, paranormal abilities, healing, and of course alchemy will find White's extraordinary book as fascinating as any Tom Clancy thriller."--Georg Feuerstein, Yoga Journal

Su questo libro

L'autore:

David Gordon White is associate professor of religious studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Product Description:

Book by White David Gordon

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Univ of Chicago Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0226894975
• ISBN 13: 9780226894973
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 596