{"product_id":"the-alchemical-body","title":"The Alchemical Body","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: David Gordon White\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Munshiram Manoharlal\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2004\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 596\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 8121511151\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Alchemical Body excavates and centers within its Indian context the lost tradition of the medieval Siddhas. Working from a body of previously unexplored alchemical sources, David Gordon white demonstrates for the first time that the medieval disciplines of Hindu alchemy and hatha yoga were practiced by one and the same people, and that they can only be understood when viewed together. White opens the way to a new and more comprehensive understanding of medieval Indian mysticism, within the broader context of South Asian Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Islam.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eREVIEWS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhite proves a skillful guide in disentangling historical and theoretical complexities that have thus far bedeviled the study of these influential aspects of medieval Indian culture.-Yoga World\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExcellent..a tome of vast learning.-Marianne Winder, AMBIX: Journal of the Society for History of Alchemy \u0026amp; Chemistry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnyone seriously interested in finding out more about authentic tantra, original hatha yoga, embodied liberation..sacred sexuality, paranormal abilities, healing, and of course alchemy will find White's  extraordinary book as fascinating as any Tom Clancy thriller.-Georg Feuerstein, Yoga Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavid White has done us a great service by presenting us with such a wide-ranging and thorough piece of research into a challenging subject.. It is a masterly synthesis of a huge range of new material on a difficult topic, and white's insights occur with a bewildering frequency. This book will be of the greatest interest to the general reader on medieval India and is certain to encourage much audience participation from those engaged directly in the field.\u003cbr\u003e-David Templeman, Asian Studies Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePREFACE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNote on Transliteration\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbbreviations\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eONE\u003cbr\u003eIndian Paths to Immortality\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTWO\u003cbr\u003eCategories of Indian Thought: The Universe by Numbers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHREE\u003cbr\u003eThe Prehistory of Tantric Alchemy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFOUR\u003cbr\u003eSources for the History of Tantric Alchemy in India\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFIVE \u003cbr\u003eTantric and Siddha Alchemical Literature\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSIX\u003cbr\u003eTantra in the Rasarnava\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSEVEN\u003cbr\u003eCorresponding Hierarchies: The Substance of the Alchemical Body\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEIGHT\u003cbr\u003eHomologous Structures of the Alchemical Body\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNINE\u003cbr\u003eThe Dynamics of Transformation in Siddha Alchemy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTEN\u003cbr\u003ePenetration, Perfection, and Immortality\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEPILOGUE\u003cbr\u003eThe Siddha Legacy in Modern India\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNOTES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSELECTED BIBLIOGRPHY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eINDEX\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"David Gordon White \/ Munshiram Manoharlal \/ Hardcover","offer_id":68153652478320,"sku":"13276","price":64.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/5203\/9792\/files\/13276.jpg?v=1793912098","url":"https:\/\/marketcalvexa.shop\/products\/the-alchemical-body","provider":"Alderstone House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}