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Sir John Woodroffe, Tantra and Bengal : 'an Indian soul in a European body?' /
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'...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Richmond :
Curzon,
2001.
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| Colección: | SOAS London studies on south Asia.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvi, 319 pages) : illustrations, portraits |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781136120909 1136120904 9780203037188 0203037189 9781136120985 113612098X 9781136121067 1136121064 9780415749367 0415749360 |