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Sir John Woodroffe Tantra and Bengal.
Working with Bengali mentors, especially his close friend A.B. Ghose, Sir John Woodroffe became the pseudonymous orientalist Arthur Avalon, famous for his tantric studies at the beginning of the twentieth century. Best known for The Serpent Power, the book which introduced 'Kundalini Yoga'...
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2012.
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| 505 | 0 | |a SIR JOHN WOODROFFE, TANTRA AND BENGAL 'An Indian Soul in a European Body'?; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part 1 Sir John Woodroffe 1865-1936 A biographical study; Chapter 1 Glimpses of a Life Camera and pen; Chapter 2 The Young Politician Woburn Park School; Chapter 3 The High Court Judge Popularity and unpopularity; Chapter 4 The Art Connoisseur Romantic orientalists; Chapter 5 The Defender of Hinduism 'India is an Idea'; Chapter 6 The Secret Tantric 'An Indian soul in a European body'? | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Part 2 Arthur Avalon The Creation of a Legendary OrientalistChapter 7 The Study of Tantra A new orientalist appears on the scene; Chapter 8 Arthur Avalon Among The Orientalists A public face and an open secret; Chapter 9 On Tantra Arthur Avalon and modern studies; Chapter 10 'ŚAKTIVĀDA' Soul and body united; Chapter 11 Collaborators, Sanskrit and the Scholarship of Arthur Avalon; Conclusion; Appendices; Notes; Bibliography; Index. | |
| 520 | |a Working with Bengali mentors, especially his close friend A.B. Ghose, Sir John Woodroffe became the pseudonymous orientalist Arthur Avalon, famous for his tantric studies at the beginning of the twentieth century. Best known for The Serpent Power, the book which introduced 'Kundalini Yoga' to the western world, Avalon turned the image of Tantra around, from that of a despised magical and orgiastic cult into a refined philosophy which greatly enhanced the prestige of Hindu thought to later generations of westerners. This biographical study is in two parts. The first focuses on Woodroffe's socia. | ||
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