Introduction to the Tantra Sastra

Introduction to Tantra Shastra by John Woodroffe. Originally the extented introduction to a translation of the Mahanirvana Tantra by "Arthur Avalon" (a collective pseudonym for Woodroffe and an unnamed collaborator), this is a sufficiently general treatment to repay reading apart from the work to which it was originally attached. While there are a few caveats, Woodroffe was the first Western writer to treat seriously and sympathetically of the Sakta Tantrik cults and their scriptures.

• • Author: John Woodroffe
• • Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• • Publication Date: Nov 29, 2017
• • Number of Pages: 160 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Paperback
• • ISBN-10: 1981232737
• • ISBN-13: 9781981232734