The alchemical body :
White, David Gordon.
The alchemical body : Siddha traditions in medieval India / David Gordon White. - 1 online resource (xviii, 596 pages) : illustrations.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 521-554) and index.
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.
9780226149349 (electronic bk.) 022614934X (electronic bk.)
Siddhas.
Alchemy--Religious aspects--Tantrism.
Alchemy--History--To 1500.
Hatha yoga.
Tantrism.
Nātha sect.
Alchemie.
Yoga.
Tantrisme.
Siddhas.
Alchimie--Aspect religieux--Tantrisme.
Yoga, Haṭha.
Tantrisme.
Nāths.
Siddha
Tantrismus
Alchemie
Yoga, Siddha--Histoire--Moyen-Age.
Alchimie--Histoire--Inde--Moyen-Age.
Tantrisme--Histoire--Inde--Moyen-Age.
Sectes hindoues--Inde.
Nāths--Inde.
Yoga, Hatha.
RELIGION / Comparative Religion
Indien
Inde--Histoire religieuse--Moyen-Age.
Electronic books.
BL1241.56 / .W47 1996eb
294.5/514
The alchemical body : Siddha traditions in medieval India / David Gordon White. - 1 online resource (xviii, 596 pages) : illustrations.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 521-554) and index.
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.
9780226149349 (electronic bk.) 022614934X (electronic bk.)
Siddhas.
Alchemy--Religious aspects--Tantrism.
Alchemy--History--To 1500.
Hatha yoga.
Tantrism.
Nātha sect.
Alchemie.
Yoga.
Tantrisme.
Siddhas.
Alchimie--Aspect religieux--Tantrisme.
Yoga, Haṭha.
Tantrisme.
Nāths.
Siddha
Tantrismus
Alchemie
Yoga, Siddha--Histoire--Moyen-Age.
Alchimie--Histoire--Inde--Moyen-Age.
Tantrisme--Histoire--Inde--Moyen-Age.
Sectes hindoues--Inde.
Nāths--Inde.
Yoga, Hatha.
RELIGION / Comparative Religion
Indien
Inde--Histoire religieuse--Moyen-Age.
Electronic books.
BL1241.56 / .W47 1996eb
294.5/514
