{"product_id":"early-tantric-medicine-snakebite-mantras-and-healing-in-the-garuda-tantras-9780190461812","title":"Early Tantric Medicine: Snakebite, Mantras, and Healing in the Garuda Tantras","description":"Snakebite may sound like a rare and exotic phenomenon, but in India it is a problem that affects 1.4 million people every year and results in over 45,000 deaths. A traditional medical system that flourished over 1,000 years ago, the Garuda Tantras had a powerful influence on medicine for\u003cbr\u003esnakebite, and some of their practices remain popular to this day. In \u003cem\u003eEarly Tantric Medicine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eMichael Slouber offers a close examination of the Garuda Tantras, which were deemed lost until the author discovered numerous ancient titles surviving in Sanskrit manuscripts written on fragile palm-leaves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe volume brings to life this rich tradition in which knowledge and faith are harnessed in complex visualizations accompanied by secret mantras to an array of gods and goddesses; this religious system is combined with herbal medicine and a fascinating mix of lore on snakes, astrology, and healing.\u003cbr\u003eThe book's appendices include an accurate yet readable translation of ten chapters of the most significant Tantric medical text to be recovered: the Kriyakalagunottara. Also included is a critical edition based on the surviving Nepalese manuscripts.\u003cbr\u003eTying in to interest in holistic medicine, meditation, and Tantra, this volume sheds light on a nearly forgotten piece of history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Slouber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/23\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780190461812\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Slouber \u003c\/strong\u003eis Assistant Professor of South Asia in the Department of Liberal Studies at Western Washington University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40262034096243,"sku":"9.78019E+12","price":132.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_b4eb3548-946f-4377-95cf-b281298ac689.jpg?v=1657634304","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/early-tantric-medicine-snakebite-mantras-and-healing-in-the-garuda-tantras-9780190461812","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}