The alchemical body : Siddha traditions in medieval India /

"Beginning in the fifth century A.D., various Indian mystics began to innovate a body of techniques with which to render themselves immortal. These people called themselves Siddhas, a term formerly reserved for a class of demigods, revered by Hindus and Buddhists alike, who were known to inhabi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: White, David Gordon
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1996.
Temas:
To 1500
Siddhas.
Alchemy > Religious aspects > Tantrism.
Alchemy > History > To 1500.
Hatha yoga.
Tantrism.
Nātha sect.
Alchemy.
Medicine > Religious aspects.
Medicine, Medieval.
Hinduism > history
Medicine, Ayurvedic
Alchemy
Buddhism > history
Religion and Medicine
History, Medieval
History, Ancient
Alchimie > Aspect religieux > Tantrisme.
Tantrisme.
Nāths.
Alchimie.
Médecine > Aspect religieux.
Médecine médiévale.
alchemy.
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
Tantrismus
Alchemie
Siddha
Alchemie.
Yoga.
Yoga, Siddha > Histoire > Moyen-Age.
Alchimie > Inde > Histoire > Moyen-Age.
Tantrisme > Inde > Histoire > Moyen-Age.
Sectes hindoues > Inde.
Nāths > Inde.
Yoga, Hatha.
Siddha.
Tantrismus.
India
Indien
Inde > Histoire religieuse > Moyen-Age.
Indien.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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