Tantrika : traveling the road of divine love / Asra Q. Nomani.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nomani, Asra Q.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spiritual life--Tantric Buddhism.

Spiritual life.

Physical Description:

xvi, 286 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

[San Francisco?, Calif.] : HarperSanFrancisco, [2003]

Summary:

Tantrika tells the compelling story of a woman whose spiritual journey brings her face to face with the most fundamental dualities of her identity. Born in India and raised in the foothills of West Virginia, Nomani moves away from her Muslim upbringing to pursue the Hindu and Buddhist path of divine love.

Nomani's journey begins with an assignment from her editor at the Wall Street Journal to write a piece on "America's hottest new fad, " Tantra. While it is popularly conceived as an ancient form of yoga or as "sacred sex, " the author's Muslim parents warn her it is a cult of black magic. In her search for the full story, Nomani travels from Santa Cruz to the feet of the Dalai Lama in Northern India, from meditation caves in Thailand to the caves of Muslim extremists in Pakistan. Ultimately, Nomani's journey is one of self-discovery, of reconciling her Hindu background and Muslim upbringing, and of the newfound path of the divine within herself and all women -- all "tantrikas."

ISBN:

0062517139

OCLC:

52440263

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