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The Secret of the Three Cities : An Introduction to Hindu Sakta Tantrism
The Secret of the Three Cities An Introduction to Hindu Sakta Tantrism
Author: Douglas Renfrew Brooks
The esoteric Hindu traditions of Tantrism have profoundly influenced the development of Indian thought and civilization. Emerging from elements of yoga and wisdom traditions, shamanism, alchemy, eroticism, and folklore, Tantrism began to affect brahmanical Hinduism in the ninth century. Nevertheless, Tantrism and its key historical figures have ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780226075693
ISBN-10: 0226075699
Publication Date: 9/21/1990
Pages: 328
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Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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