Occult & Esoterica
[NAGASWAMY, R.] Tantric Cult of South India
[NAGASWAMY, R.] Tantric Cult of South India
Delhi: Agam Kala Prakashan, 2021. First Edition. Hardcover in pictorial boards. Large quarto. xv + 220 pages, with additional pages of b&w plates at end of volume. Some corner bumps and a small ding to top of rear boards. A very good copy.
An excellent study of the Tantric cult in Tamil Nadu. Chapter headings are: Tantrism in Tamil Classical Literature; Tantrism in Tamil Devotional Literature; Tantrism in Tamil Sastric Works; Tantrism in Sanskrit Works - Sastric; Silpa texts; Tantrism in Monumental Art; Shakti Worship as Gleaned from Epigraphs. Includes a select bibliography, index, and plates.