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Tantric Body : The Secret Tradition of Hindu Religion by Gavin Flood (2005, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherI. B. Tauris & Company, The Limited

ISBN-101845110129

ISBN-139781845110123

eBay Product ID (ePID)47024340

Product Key Features

Number of Pages256 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameTantric Body : the Secret Tradition of Hindu Religion

SubjectHinduism / General, Sacred Sexuality

Publication Year2005

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaReligion, Body, Mind & Spirit

AuthorGavin Flood

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight10.8 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2006-295549

Dewey Edition22

TitleLeadingThe

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal294.5/514

Table Of ContentPreface and Acknowledgements * THEORY, TEXT AND HISTORY * Introduction: The Body as Text * The Vedic Body * The Tantric Revelation * Tantric Civilization * THE BODY AS TEXT * The Pancaratra * Saiva Siddhanta * Ecstatic Tantra * The Tantric Imagination * Appendix 1 * The Jayakhya-samhita chapters 10 and 11 * Appendix 2 * The Tattvas * Abbreviations * References * Index

SynopsisTantra is the Hindu-based religion which links ecstatic sexual practice with meditation and direct spiritual experience. It originated in India some 1200 years ago, when the great sacred erotic temples were built. In the West it is best known for its inspiration of tantric yoga, and its associated ritualistic forms of sex. But is tantra just about esoteric sex or does it amount to something more? This lively and original book contributes to a more complete understanding of tantra's mysteries. Without minimising its sexual dimensions, Gavid Flood argues that within tantra the body is more than just a sexual entity. It is a vehicle for the spirituality that is fundamental to people's minds. "The Tantric Body" makes an important and fascinating contribution to the study of South Asian religion, and will have strong appeal to students of South Asian cultures and societies as well as to those of comparative philosophy.

LC Classification NumberBL1283.84