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The Art of Tantra (World of Art)

In this comprehensive study of Tantric art, Philip Rawson invites us to join a meditative and visual exploration of the self and the universe. Originating in India in 600 AD and increasingly linked with recent trends of Western art, Tantra is a metaphysical fusion of eroticism, mathematics, and magic, a diffuse worldview in which the cult of ecstasy reigns. It is through the astonishing collection of illustrations in the book — sixteenth century engravings of the process of Creative Generation, reliefs of Hindu goddesses made for worship, a Tibetan magician's costume made of human bone — that Rawson makes accessible the mystical and fundamentally undefinable world of Tantra. 169 illus., 25 in color.

"A book to have for beauty and interest, which may well be a guide to an understanding of life." — Arts Review

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 216
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9780500201664
  • Genres
  • art
  • Release date
  • 1985