Tantra in Practice

by David Gordon White

Book Overview

As David White explains in the Introduction to Tantra in Practice, Tantra is an Asian body of beliefs and practices that seeks to channel the divine energy that grounds the universe, in creative and liberating ways. The subsequent chapters reflect the wide geographical and temporal scope of Tantra by examining thirty-six texts from China, India, Japan, Nepal, and Tibet, ranging from the seventh century to the present day, and representing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691057796
• ISBN13: 9780691057798
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 664 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.1" x 9.3"