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Siddha Quest for Immortality - Sexual, Alchemical & Medical Secrets of the Tamil Siddhas, the Poets of the Powers (Paperback)
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Siddha Quest for Immortality - Sexual, Alchemical & Medical Secrets of the Tamil Siddhas, the Poets of the Powers (Paperback)
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In South India there is a society where priests and lay people
claim supernatural powers. Where a sophisticated medical system
underlies a quest for physical longevity and psychic immortality
and where arcane and sexual rituals take place that are far removed
from the Brahmanic tradition of the rest of India. That society is
the Tamil Siddhas. Here expert Kamil Zvelebil offers a vivid
picture of these people: religious beliefs, magical rites,
alchemical practices, complex system of medicine, and inspired
tradition of poetry. Topics covered include: On Siddhas medicine;
The ideological basis of Siddhas quest of immortality; Basic tenets
of Siddhas medicine; Diseases and their cure; Yoga in Siddhas
tradition; Daily regime; Siddhas alchemy; Rejuvenation, longevity,
and 'immortality'; Doctrines and traditions of the Siddhas; Tantrik
Siddhas and Siddhas attitudes to sex; Siddhas poetry and other
texts.
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