The secret of the three cities : an introduction to Hindu Śākta tantrism

Author(s)

• Brooks, Douglas Renfrew
• Bhāskararāya, fl.

Bibliographic Information

The secret of the three cities : an introduction to Hindu Śākta tantrism

Douglas Renfrew Brooks

University of Chicago Press, 1990

• : pbk. : alk. paper

Note

Contains the author's translation of Tripuropaniṣadbhāṣya

Bibliography: p. 277-291

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

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 been ignored by scholars. This accessible work introduces the concepts and practices of Hindu Sakta Tantrism to all those interested in Hinduism and the comparative study of religion.

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Details

• NCID: BA11667911
• ISBN:
  • 0226075699
  • 0226075702
• LCCN: 90032874
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Original Language Code: san
• Place of Publication: Chicago
• Pages/Volumes: xx, 307 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : BL1283.84
  • NDC8 : 168
  • DC20 : 294.5/514
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Tantrism