Kiss of the Yogini

"Tantric Sex" in Its South Asian Contexts

David Gordon White (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

360 Seiten

2003
University of Chicago Press (Verlag)
978-0-226-89483-6 (ISBN)

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Reconstructs the history of South Asian Tantra from the medieval period. This book contains translations from over a dozen Tantras. It is useful for those seeking to understand Tantra and the crucial role it has played in South Asian history, society, culture, and religion.

With "Kiss of the Yogini", David Gordon White sweeps away centuries of misunderstandings and misrepresentations, returning to original texts, images, and ritual practices to reconstruct the history of South Asian Tantra from the medieval period to the present day. "Kiss of the Yogini" contains White's own translations from over a dozen Tantras that have never before been translated into any European language. It will prove to be the definitive work for anyone seeking to understand Tantra and the crucial role it has played in South Asian history, society, culture, and religion.

David Gordon White is professor of religious studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is the author of Myths of the Dog-Man and The Alchemical Body: Siddha Traditions in Medieval India, both published by the University of Chicago Press, and the editor of Tantra in Practice.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	15.4.2003
Zusatzinfo	Ill.
Sprache	englisch
Maße	160 x 240 mm
Gewicht	654 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Partnerschaft / Sexualität
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Hinduismus
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-226-89483-5 / 0226894835
ISBN-13	978-0-226-89483-6 / 9780226894836
Zustand	Neuware