TY - BOOK AU - White,David Gordon TI - The alchemical body: Siddha traditions in medieval India SN - 9780226149349 (electronic bk.) AV - BL1241.56 .W47 1996eb U1 - 294.5/514 22 PY - 1996/// CY - Chicago PB - University of Chicago Press KW - Siddhas KW - Alchemy KW - Religious aspects KW - Tantrism KW - History KW - To 1500 KW - Hatha yoga KW - Nātha sect KW - Alchemie KW - gtt KW - Yoga KW - Tantrisme KW - Alchimie KW - Aspect religieux KW - Yoga, Haṭha KW - Nāths KW - Siddha KW - swd KW - Tantrismus KW - Yoga, Siddha KW - Histoire KW - Moyen-Age KW - ram KW - Inde KW - Sectes hindoues KW - Yoga, Hatha KW - RELIGION / Comparative Religion KW - bisacsh KW - Indien KW - Histoire religieuse KW - Electronic books N1 - 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 UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=638241 UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0608/96016977-t.html UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/description/uchi053/96016977.html ER -