THE GODDESS OF TANTRA
by Bandyopadhyay, Pranab
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Calcutta: Punthi Pustak, 2002. Revised Enlarged Second Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. Maroon cloth with yellow lettering to front and spine. 363 pages, plus 14 black and white plates at end of volume. Light rubbing to cloth. A few tiny pinholes to upper front of jacket and onto cloth of front board. Still a very good copy in like dust jacket. A very thorough overview of Tantra. Chapters include: The Origin of Tantra; The Goddess of Tantra; The Mother Cult; Consciousness in Tantra; Occultism in Tantra; Spirituality in Tantra; Kundalini; Sadhana; Worship; Significance of Tantra; Yoga in Tantra; The Philosophy of Tantric Sadhana; Mysticism in Tantra; Buddhist Tantra; Tantric Literature; Tantric Pilgrimage; Index.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Richard Bishop, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6280
- Title
- THE GODDESS OF TANTRA
- Author
- Bandyopadhyay, Pranab
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Revised Enlarged Second Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Punthi Pustak
- Place of Publication
- Calcutta
- Date Published
- 2002
- Bookseller catalogs
- Tantrik Studies / Eastern Esoterica;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Richard Bishop, Bookseller
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...