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PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press

ISBN-100226894991

ISBN-139780226894997

eBay Product ID (ePID)795679

Product Key Features

Number of Pages614 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameAlchemical Body : Siddha Traditions in Medieval India

Publication Year1998

SubjectHinduism / General, Asia / India & South Asia

TypeTextbook

AuthorDavid Gordon White

Subject AreaReligion, History

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.1 in

Item Weight30.3 Oz

Item Length0.9 in

Item Width0.6 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition22

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal294.551409540902

Table Of ContentPreface Note on Transliteration Abbreviations 1: Indian Paths to Immortality 2: Categories of Indian Thought: The Universe by Numbers 3: The Prehistory of Tantric Alchemy 4: Sources for the History of Tantric Alchemy in India 5: Tantric and Siddha Alchemical Literature 6: Tantra in the Rasarnava 7: Corresponding Hierarchies: The Substance of the Alchemical Body 8: Homologous Structures of the Alchemical Body 9: The Dynamics of Transformation in Siddha Alchemy 10: Penetration, Perfection, and Immortality Epilogue: The Siddha Legacy in Modern India Notes Selected Bibliography Index

SynopsisThe 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, 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

LC Classification NumberBL1241.56.W47 2007