Tantra Its Relevance To Modern Times,Year 1894 - Hardcover

Tantra : Its Relevance to Modern Times

Hardbound. Zustand: As New. New. Contents Foreword. Preface. I. 1. Introduction. 2. Meanings and derivations of the word Tantra. 3. Founder of Tantra. 4. Date of Tantra. 5. Origin place of Tantra. 6. Tantric zones. 7. Tantra schools/sects. 8. Division of Tantric literature. II. 1. Background of Tantra. 2. Aims and objectives of Tantra. 3. Contents and subjects of Tantra. III. Salient features of Tantra. IV. Tantra Sadhana. V. 1. Names of Hindu Tantras. 2. Literary value of Tantra. VI. 1. Degeneration of Tantra. 2. Criticisms against Tantra and their refutations. 3. Survival of Tantra. VII. 1. The Saktapithas. 2. Impact of the Saktapithas on the life of the people of India. VIII. Contribution of Tantra 1. Science and Tantra. 2. Social sciences and Tantra. 3. Art literature and Tantra. 4. Miscellaneous subjects and Tantra. IX. Tantra's relevance to modern times. X. Conclusion Bibliography 1. Original works. 2. Modern works. 3. Journals. 4. Internet. General index. This book entitled Tantra Its Relevance to Modern Times which is a record of Tantra's long journey presents an analytical and exhaustive study of the salient features of Tantra and all the elements of the Tantric cult such as Guru Sisya Diksa Mantra Yantra Pratima Puja Cakra Puja Pancamakara Satkarma and Bali. The present work contains the names of Tantra works and their literary value the names of the Saktapithas and their impact comparisons of the Vedas Buddhist Tantras Islam and Marxism with Tantra brief introductions of some legendary figures of Tantrika Sadhakas like Sri Ramkrishna Vamakhyapa Barada Charan etc. who showed miraculous powers of Tantra to Swami Vivekananda Netaji Subhash and other national and international personalities and on the whole Tantras relevance in modern times in India to all cases viz. science commerce health politics women freedom almanac education Hindu law sacraments magic and the concept of Mother India. This pioneering treatise is the first of its kind in dealing with all the subjects that are discussed touched referred and dealt with in the vast encyclopedic literature of Tantra namely alchemy (chemistry) anatomy architecture art astrology astronomy Ayurveda (medical science) bio science dance economics education embryology environmental science ethics geography geometry history iconography law literature magic mathematics music philosophy physics physiology psychology political science religion sacraments sculpture sociology symbolic science and yoga. 294 pp. Artikel-Nr. 73493

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