Tantric Body, The
The Secret Tradition of Hindu Religion
Tantra 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 spir…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-85771-730-6
- EAN: 9780857717306
- Produktnummer: 22568167
- Verlag: I.B.Tauris
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2005
- Seitenangabe: 240 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 1'586 KB
Über den Autor
Gavin Flood is Academic Director of the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies and the author of An Introduction to Hinduism (CUP 2004).
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