David Gordon White Forfatter
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Kiss of the Yogini: "Tantric Sex" in its South Asian Contexts (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Reconstructs the history of South Asian Tantra from the medieval period. This book contains translations from over a dozen Tantras. It is useful for those seeking to understand Tantra and the crucial role it has played in South Asian history, society, culture, and religion.
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The Alchemical Body – Siddha Traditions in Medieval India: Siddha Traditions in Medieval India (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
David Gordon White excavates and seeks to centre within its broader Indian context the lost tradition of the medieval Siddhas.
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Sinister Yogis (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Focuses on yoga's practitioners. Combing through millennia of South Asia's vast and diverse literature, this title discovers that yogis are usually portrayed as wonder-workers or sorcerers who use their dangerous supernatural.
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The Yoga Sutra of Patanjali: A Biography (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
White retraces the strange and circuitous journey of Patanjali's Yoga Sutra from its ancient origins to today, bringing to life the improbable cast of characters whose interpretations and misappropriations led to its revered place in contemporary popular culture.
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