Synopses & Reviews
This collection of rare erotic and Tantric literature is drawn from classical, medieval, and modern periods, lavishly illustrated with Tantric paintings."
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 146-148) and index.
Table of Contents
The Great Book of TantraTranslations and Images from the Classic Indian Texts
Preface: The Temple of Kali
Part I: The Evolution of the Sacraments
1. The Five-Fold Sacrament
2. The Death of Pentheus
3. Encounter on the Three-Horned Mountain
4. Devagiri: Mountain of the Gods
5. The Lingam of Siva
6. The Severed Phallus
7. Whores of Babylon and Bombay
8. A Gnostic Journey
Part II: The Rites of Gnosis
9. Proposition 7.0
10. Kundalini
11. "The Thunder, Perfect Mind"
12. The Cannibal Feast
13. Maithuna: The Unspeakable Sacrament
Bibliography
Index