The Alchemical Body – Siddha Traditions in Medieval India

David Gordon White (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

614 Seiten

1998
University of Chicago Press (Verlag)
978-0-226-89499-7 (ISBN)

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David Gordon White excavates and seeks to centre within its broader Indian context the lost tradition of the medieval Siddhas. This comprehensive study draws upon the ancient Sanskrit and medieval Hindu materials and asserts medieval traditions of Hindu alchemy and "hatha yoga" were practiced by one and the same people, and that they can only be understood when viewed together.

David Gordon White is Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Religion at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is the author of several books, including The Alchemical Body, Kiss of the Yogini, and Sinister Yogis, all published by the University of Chicago Press.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	4.12.1998
Sprache	englisch
Maße	160 x 235 mm
Gewicht	898 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Mittelalter
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Hinduismus
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen
ISBN-10	0-226-89499-1 / 0226894991
ISBN-13	978-0-226-89499-7 / 9780226894997
Zustand	Neuware