Tantric Cult of South India
by Nagaswamy, R
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Delhi: Agam Kala Prakashan, 2021. First Edition. Hardcover in pictorial boards. Large quarto. xv + 220 pages, with additional pages of b&w plates at end of volume. Some corner bumps and a small ding to top of rear boards. A very good copy. An excellent study of the Tantric cult in Tamil Nadu. Chapter headings are: Tantrism in Tamil Classical Literature; Tantrism in Tamil Devotional Literature; Tantrism in Tamil Sastric Works; Tantrism in Sanskrit Works - Sastric; Silpa texts; Tantrism in Monumental Art; Sakti Worship as Gleaned from Epigraphs. Includes a select bibliography, index, and plates.
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- Bookseller
- Richard Bishop, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6275
- Title
- Tantric Cult of South India
- Author
- Nagaswamy, R
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Agam Kala Prakashan
- Place of Publication
- Delhi
- Date Published
- 2021
- Bookseller catalogs
- Occult & Esoterica;
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