Sakti and Sakta - Softcover

Sir John Woodroffe

Softcover

ISBN 10: 818598803X ISBN 13: 9788185988030

Publisher: Ganesh & Co., 2001

Synopsis

Sir John Woodroffe has had immense knowledge on the subject of TANTRA and has contributed several Books. This is major work.

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About the Author:

Born on December 15th, 1865,Sir John Woodroffe graduated in jurisprudence and the Bachelor of Civil Law examinations at Oxford/U.K.. In 1890, He moved to India and enrolled as an advocate in Calcutta High Court. He was soon made a Fellow of the Calcutta University and appointed Law Professor there.He was appointed Standing Counsel to the Government of India in 1902 and two years later was raised to the High Court Bench.After serving for eighteen years in the bench, he became Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court in 1915.After retiring to England he became Reader in Indian Law at the University of Oxford, and finally moved to France in his retirement, where he died in 1936. Alongside his judicial duties he studied Sanskrit and Hindu philosophy and was especially interested in the esoteric Hindu Tantric Shakti system. He translated some twenty original Sanskrit texts, and under his pseudonym Arthur Avalon.He published and lectured prolifically and authoritatively on Indian philosophy and a wide range of Yoga and Tantra topics. His most popular and influential book, a major contribution to the appreciation of Indian philosophy and spirituality, is The Serpent Power The Secrets of Tantric and Shaktic Yoga (a best seller at amazon.com),which is the source of many modern Western appropriations of Kundalini practice. Other writings (published under his own name, as well as Arthur Avalon include: Principles of Tantra (2 vols) Introduction to the Tantra ãstra The Great Liberation Hymns to the Goddess and Hymn to Kali The World as Power The Garland of Letters All these books are listed on amazon.com

About this edition

• Publisher: Ganesh & Co.
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 818598803X
• ISBN 13: 9788185988030
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 467