Early Tantric Medicine explores the mantra-based systems for healing snakebite found in the ancient Hindu texts called the Garuda Tantras. It engages with broader questions of medical efficacy, and describes a worldview in which powerful gods and goddesses are available to anyone who learns the secret methods of propitiating them.
Early Tantric Medicine explores the mantra-based systems for healing snakebite found in the ancient Hindu texts called the Garuda Tantras. It engages with broader questions of medical efficacy, and describes a worldview in which powerful gods and goddesses are available to anyone who learns the secret methods of propitiating them.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Michael Slouber is Assistant Professor of South Asia in the Department of Liberal Studies at Western Washington University.
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Foreword Preface List of Figures Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Precursors to Garudam Chapter 3: Canon and Compendia Chapter 4: The Vipati Mantra Chapter 5: Nilakantha, et al. Chapter 6: Snakebite Goddesses Chapter 7: Impact Chapter 8: Conclusions and Prospective Appendices A: Prologue to the Translation and Edition B Translation of the Kriyakalagunottara: The Garudam Chapters C Edition of Kriyakalagunottara: The Garudam Chapters Notes Register of Shortened Internet Links Title List of Indic Primary Sources General Bibliography Index
Foreword Preface List of Figures Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Precursors to Garudam Chapter 3: Canon and Compendia Chapter 4: The Vipati Mantra Chapter 5: Nilakantha, et al. Chapter 6: Snakebite Goddesses Chapter 7: Impact Chapter 8: Conclusions and Prospective Appendices A: Prologue to the Translation and Edition B Translation of the Kriyakalagunottara: The Garudam Chapters C Edition of Kriyakalagunottara: The Garudam Chapters Notes Register of Shortened Internet Links Title List of Indic Primary Sources General Bibliography Index
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