Philip Rawson

Broschiertes Buch

Tantra

The Indian Cult of Ecstasy

Beschreibung

Tantra is a set of beliefs and practices that originates in India and combines eroticism, magic and metaphysics. This book provides an account of a much-misunderstood ancient mystical tradition that has long aroused spiritual and artistic curiosity in the West.

Autor

Philip Rawson was Keeper of the Gulbenkian Museum of Oriental Art at the University of Durham. He was also an artist, teacher and author of many books. He curated many exhibitions including an acclaimed Tantra exhibition at the Hayward Gallery, London.

Produktdetails

• Art and Imagination
• Verlag: Thames & Hudson Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. November 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 211mm x 154mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 324g
• ISBN-13: 9780500810484
• ISBN-10: 0500810486
• Artikelnr.: 35280299