The Alchemical Body – Siddha Traditions in Medieval India

Preface Note on Transliteration Abbreviations 1: Indian Paths to Immortality 2: Categories of Indian Thought: The Universe by Numbers 3: The Prehistory of Tantric Alchemy 4: Sources for the History of Tantric Alchemy in India 5: Tantric and Siddha Alchemical Literature 6: Tantra in the Rasarnava 7: Corresponding Hierarchies: The Substance of the Alchemical Body8: Homologous Structures of the Alchemical Body 9: The Dynamics of Transformation in Siddha Alchemy 10: Penetration, Perfection, and Immortality Epilogue: The Siddha Legacy in Modern India Notes Selected Bibliography Index