Sir John Woodroffe, Tantra and Bengal: 'An Indian Soul in a European Body?'

by Kathleen Taylor

Book Overview

Working with Bengali mentors, especially his close friend A. B. Ghose, Sir John Woodroffe became the pseudonymous orientalist Arthur Avalon, famous for his tantric studies at the beginning of the twentieth century. Best known for The Serpent Power, the book which introduced 'Kundalini Yoga' to the western world, Avalon turned the image of Tantra around, from that of a despised magical and orgiastic cult into a refined philosophy which greatly enhanced...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415749360
• ISBN13: 9780415749367
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"