Snakebite may sound like a rare and exotic phenomenon; but in India it is a problem that affects 1.4 million people every year and results in over 45;000 deaths. A traditional medical system that flourished over 1;000 years ago; the Garuda Tantras had a powerful influence on medicine for snakebite; and some of their practices remain popular to this day. In Early Tantric Medicine; Michael Slouber offers a close examination of the Garuda Tantras; which were deemed lost until the author discovered numerous ancient titles surviving in Sanskrit manuscripts written on fragile palm-leaves.The volume brings to life this rich tradition in which knowledge and faith are harnessed in complex visualizations accompanied by secret mantras to an array of gods and goddesses; this religious system is combined with herbal medicine and a fascinating mix of lore on snakes; astrology; and healing. The book's appendices include an accurate yet readable translation of ten chapters of the most significant Tantric medical text to be recovered: the Kriyakalagunottara. Also included is a critical edition based on the surviving Nepalese manuscripts.Tying in to interest in holistic medicine; meditation; and Tantra; this volume sheds light on a nearly forgotten piece of history.
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