The Great Book of Tantra: Translations and Images from the Classic Indian Texts
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| Rating | : | 4.14 (961 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 089281487X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 156 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-06-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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Tantra or Erotica? Victoria Truver For the reader who would enjoy a book which contains an overall treatment containing history of tantra, some tantric scripture and descriptions of tantric worship, this is quite possibly the best choice. I was delighted with the series of colorful ritual paintings loaded with hidden tantric meaning. The other blatantly erotic paintings did not detract but seemed to be simply a publisher's attempt to sell the book to a larger market. (The author asked the publisher not to include any erotic pictures.) These more erotic illustrations were perfect examples of works done by skil. A Customer said Great introduction to & history of tantra, beautiful artwork. The author of this book has written a fascinating study of tantric ideas and practices, focusing on their relation to gnosis, ie., mystical knowledge of god acquired via the winding left-hand path.Apparently the author was upset when her book was published - it has been marred (gasp!) by the inclusion of dozens and dozens of beautiful, full color illustrations of hindu religious and erotic artwork.I hope I'm not out of line in suggesting that, from the standpoint of the reader, the artwork is a GOOD THING. Actually, this is the best single source of information conmnection t. Publishers should listen to authors. This book is really two books.The first, an eclectic (and hopefully reasonably academic) collection of thoughts and writings from around the world, more than that I cannot yet say, having recieved the book this morning.The second, a collection of asian pornography, -some of which is 'tantric', little or none of which from classical Indian texts' gathered by the publisher to 'spice' up the text. The footnotes under most of the pictures look pretty much made up, seem to be unresearched or ill-researched, and bear little or no relevance to the copy.Had I seen that the publisher
This collection of rare erotic and Tantric literature is drawn from classical, medieval, and modern periods, lavishly illustrated with Tantric paintings.
. His other books include the highly successful Illustrated Kama Sutra. About the Author Indra Sinha is an Indian scholar and Sanskrit translator educated at Cambridge University
. Indra Sinha is an Indian scholar and Sanskrit translator educated at Cambridge University. His other books include the highly successful Illustrated Kama Sutra