{"product_id":"kiss-of-the-yogini-tantric-sex-in-its-south-asian-contexts-paperback-1","title":"Kiss of the Yogini: Tantric Sex in Its South Asian Contexts - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Gordon White\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor those who wonder what relation actual Tantric practices bear to the \"Tantric sex\" currently being marketed so successfully in the West, David Gordon White has a simple answer: there is none. Sweeping away centuries of misunderstandings and misrepresentations, White returns to original texts, images, and ritual practices to reconstruct the history of South Asian Tantra from the medieval period to the present day. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eKiss of the Yogini\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on what White identifies as the sole truly distinctive feature of South Asian Tantra: sexualized ritual practices, especially as expressed in the medieval Kaula rites. Such practices centered on the exchange of powerful, transformative sexual fluids between male practitioners and wild female bird and animal spirits known as Yoginis. It was only by \"drinking\" the sexual fluids of the Yoginis that men could enter the family of the supreme godhead and thereby obtain supernatural powers and transform themselves into gods. By focusing on sexual rituals, White resituates South Asian Tantra, in its precolonial form, at the center of religious, social, and political life, arguing that Tantra was the mainstream, and that in many ways it continues to influence contemporary Hinduism, even if reformist misunderstandings relegate it to a marginal position. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eKiss of the Yogini\u003c\/i\u003e contains White's own translations from over a dozen Tantras that have never before been translated into any European language. It will prove to be the definitive work for persons seeking to understand Tantra and the crucial role it has played in South Asian history, society, culture, and religion.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor those who wonder what relation actual Tantric practices bear to the Tantric sex currently being marketed so successfully in the West, David Gordon White has a simple answer: there is none. Sweeping away centuries of misunderstandings and misrepresentations, White returns to original texts, images, and ritual practices to reconstruct the history of South Asian Tantra from the medieval period to the present day. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eKiss of the Yogini\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on what White identifies as the sole truly distinctive feature of South Asian Tantra: sexualized ritual practices, especially as expressed in the medieval Kaula rites. Such practices centered on the exchange of powerful, transformative sexual fluids between male practitioners and wild female bird and animal spirits known as Yoginis. It was only by drinking the sexual fluids of the Yoginis that men could enter the family of the supreme godhead and thereby obtain supernatural powers and transform themselves into gods. By focusing on sexual rituals, White resituates South Asian Tantra, in its precolonial form, at the center of religious, social, and political life, arguing that Tantra was the mainstream, and that in many ways it continues to influence contemporary Hinduism, even if reformist misunderstandings relegate it to a marginal position. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eKiss of the Yogini\u003c\/i\u003e contains White's own translations from over a dozen Tantras that have never before been translated into any European language. It will prove to be the definitive work for persons seeking to understand Tantra and the crucial role it has played in South Asian history, society, culture, and religion.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor those who wonder what relation actual Tantric practices bear to the \"Tantric sex\" currently being marketed so successfully in the West, David Gordon White has a simple answer: there is none. Sweeping away centuries of misunderstandings and misrepresentations, White returns to original texts, images, and ritual practices to reconstruct the history of South Asian Tantra from the medieval period to the present day. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eKiss of the Yogini\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on what White identifies as the sole truly distinctive feature of South Asian Tantra: sexualized ritual practices, especially as expressed in the medieval Kaula rites. Such practices centered on the exchange of powerful, transformative sexual fluids between male practitioners and wild female bird and animal spirits known as Yoginis. It was only by \"drinking\" the sexual fluids of the Yoginis that men could enter the family of the supreme godhead and thereby obtain supernatural powers and transform themselves into gods. By focusing on sexual rituals, White resituates South Asian Tantra, in its precolonial form, at the center of religious, social, and political life, arguing that Tantra was the mainstream, and that in many ways it continues to influence contemporary Hinduism, even if reformist misunderstandings relegate it to a marginal position. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eKiss of the Yogini\u003c\/i\u003e contains White's own translations from over a dozen Tantras that have never before been translated into any European language. It will prove to be the definitive work for persons seeking to understand Tantra and the crucial role it has played in South Asian history, society, culture, and religion.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Gordon White\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of religious studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eMyths of the Dog-Man\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Alchemical Body: Siddha Traditions in Medieval India\u003c\/i\u003e, both published by the University of Chicago Press, and the editor of \u003ci\u003eTantra in Practice\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 391\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 9 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 15, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42563503751264,"sku":"9780226894843","price":91.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/Unk4QXRXWW9ySFRuVFhKa0liaVZsQT09.webp?v=1770400537","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/kiss-of-the-yogini-tantric-sex-in-its-south-asian-contexts-paperback-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}