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A review by clay1st
Tantra Illuminated by Christopher D. Wallis
4.0
Genuinely fascinating. The author very expertly balances comprehensive and scholastic presentation with writing that is readable and approachable to someone totally uneducated on the topic of Indian religion.
Even though this book is very enlightening, I'm left with a sense of the vastness of what I do not know in this field. Christopher focuses on non-dual Shiva-tantra which did leave me with some questions regarding other forms of tantra e.g. tantric buddhism.
I found the lack of in-depth, practical guides/descriptions of religious practices a little sad because I think it would have really added some richness - but it's also clear that this religion, though quite practical in nature, is still highly esoteric and needs to be taught in a way that is not really the author's remit.
Even though this book is very enlightening, I'm left with a sense of the vastness of what I do not know in this field. Christopher focuses on non-dual Shiva-tantra which did leave me with some questions regarding other forms of tantra e.g. tantric buddhism.
I found the lack of in-depth, practical guides/descriptions of religious practices a little sad because I think it would have really added some richness - but it's also clear that this religion, though quite practical in nature, is still highly esoteric and needs to be taught in a way that is not really the author's remit.