- Paperback: 1 pages
- Publisher: INNER TRADITION (Dec 31 1990)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 089281487X
- ISBN-13: 978-0892814879
- Product Dimensions: 28 x 21.8 x 1.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 658 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,068,354 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This collection of rare erotic and Tantric literature is drawn from classical, medieval, and modern periods, lavishly illustrated with Tantric paintings.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Great introduction to & history of tantra, beautiful artwork,
By A Customer
This review is from: Great Book Of Tantra (Paperback)
The author of this book has written a fascinating study of tantric ideas and practices, focusing on their relation to gnosis, ie., mystical knowledge of god acquired via the winding left-hand path. Apparently the author was upset when her book was published - it has been marred (gasp!) by the inclusion of dozens and dozens of beautiful, full color illustrations of hindu religious and erotic artwork. I hope I'm not out of line in suggesting that, from the standpoint of the reader, the artwork is a GOOD THING. Actually, this is the best single source of information conmnection tantra with gnosticism I have have ever seen AND the best single collection of indian erotica I have ever seen. TWO BOOKS IN ONE! YEAH!
1.0 out of 5 stars
Publishers should listen to authors.,
By A Customer
This review is from: Great Book Of Tantra (Paperback)
This book is really two books. The first, an eclectic (and hopefully reasonably academic) collection of thoughts and writings from around the world, more than that I cannot yet say, having recieved the book this morning. The second, a collection of asian pornography, -some of which is 'tantric', little or none of which from classical Indian texts' gathered by the publisher to 'spice' up the text. The footnotes under most of the pictures look pretty much made up, seem to be unresearched or ill-researched, and bear little or no relevance to the copy. Had I seen that the publisher decided to promote the subject heading as'Sexuality/Art', I would have not bought the book. I will not buy books published by Destiny again. For those of you who think that Tantra to do with sex, I recommend you look at the world around you, and ask yourself "What is? What is not?" Why? Because you are grasping at something that isn't there. I sincerely hope that the copy is considered and provocative. If so, I shall revise my rating.
5.0 out of 5 stars
simply excellent,
By Craig Chalquist, PhD, author of TERRAPSYCHOLO... (Bay Area, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Great Book Of Tantra (Paperback)
This is NOT a book of sexual Eastern imports. It deals with the spiritual discipline known as tantra, illustrating its explanations with images and excerpts from the sacred texts. Invaluable.
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