
The Himalayan kingdom of Nepal may be the only culture in the world where both shamanic and tantric techniques are still alive and in full practice today. The result of eighteen years' research, Shamanism and Tantra in the Himalayas presents for the first time a comprehensive overview of shamanism based on the knowledge and experience of the different tribes from that region. Included are original...
Hardcover: 320 pages
Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd; 1st edition (November 25, 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 050051108X
ISBN-13: 978-0500511084
Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 1.3 x 11.3 inches
Amazon Rank: 6585289
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Beautiful and interesting book. As others have said, not really Tibetan Tantra so much as Nepalese Tantric, Bon and shamanic practices. If you are interested in the origins and older manifestations of these things, you will be fascinated. Really b...
from the various ethnic groups and 135 colour thangkas, which act as visual guides to the specific practices of the tantric tradition. In addition to the thangkas, the book is lavishly illustrated with numerous photos of different shamanic healing ceremonies, ritual objects and culturally significant plants that have never been published before. The book also contains a wealth of original recipes, smoking mixtures, scientific tables, charts and descriptions of more than twenty plants whose psychoactive properties and uses by shamans have never before been researched or documented.