The alchemical body: Siddha traditions in medieval India

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: T...

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Contributors: White, David Gordon 1953- (Other)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Chicago University of Chicago Press 1996
In:Year: 1996
Reviews:The Alchemical Body: Siddha Traditions in Medieval India. David Gordon White (1998) (Hayes, Glen Alexander)
Further subjects:B Alchemy
B Alchimie ; Inde ; Histoire ; Moyen-Age
B History, Medieval
B Tantrism
B History
B Alchimie Aspect religieux Tantrisme
B Electronic books
B Tantrisme
B Yoga, Siddha ; Histoire ; Moyen-Age
B Yoga, Haṭha
B Medicine, Ayurvedic
B Alchemy History To 1500
B History, Ancient
B Nāths India Inde Histoire religieuse Moyen-Age
B Hatha Yoga
B Siddhas
B Tantrisme ; Inde ; Histoire ; Moyen-Age
B Alchemy History To 1500
B Nātha sect
B Hinduism history
B Sectes hindoues ; Inde
B India
B Nāths ; Inde
B Yoga, Hatha
B Siddha
B Buddhism history
B Yoga
B Religion and Medicine
B RELIGION ; Comparative Religion
B Inde ; Histoire religieuse ; Moyen-Age
B Alchemy Religious aspects Tantrism
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Summary: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
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 521-554) and index. - Description based on print version record
ISBN:022614934X

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