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The Alchemical Body: Siddha Traditions in Medieval India

By David Gordon White

Book information

Year
1997
ISBN
0226894975, 9780226894973, 0226894991, 9780226894997
LCC
BL1241.56 .W47 1996
Open Library ID
OL9397367M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
18 MB (18515184 bytes)
Pages
614\614
Topic
History
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07
альтернативные теории;АлхимияПаранаукапсевдонаука

Description

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

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