Kama sutra. L'erotismo divinizzato
- 576pagine
- 21 ore di lettura
Alain Daniélou fu uno studioso britannico-francese dedito allo studio e alla traduzione di testi indiani. Il suo lavoro è caratterizzato da una profonda comprensione della filosofia, della teologia e della musica indù. Si adoperò per creare un ponte tra il pensiero occidentale e quello orientale, e le sue traduzioni sono apprezzate per la loro accuratezza e qualità letteraria. La sua eredità continua a ispirare i lettori che cercano un apprezzamento più profondo della cultura e della spiritualità indiana.






Music has always been esteemed for its power to speak directly to our higher consciousness, a power founded in the purity of simple harmonic ratios. In this book, Alain Danielou traces the development of musical scales and tuning from their origins in both China and India, through their merging in ancient Greece, and on to the development of the Western traditions of modal and polyphonic music. Understanding these potent harmonic relationships offers a way for today's musicians to transcend the limitations of overly rationalistic music by drawing on its metaphysical roots.
Unexpurgated version with sanskrit texts and new introduction.Based on original Sanskrit sources, this book gives an authentic account of the methods of yoga in its different forms, including the challenging "left-hand" paths, as well as practices best suited to Western students.
An authority on Hinduism and renowned for his directorship of the Institute of Comparative Music Studies in Berlin and Venice, Alain Daniélou's memoir is as vivid, uninhibited, and wide-ranging as one is ever likely to ever encounter
Exploring the fundamental concepts of the caste system, Alain Danielou addresses issues of race, individual rights, sexual mores, marital practices, and spiritual attainments. In this light, the author explains how Hindu society has served as a model for the realization of human potential, and exposes the inherent flaws and hypocrisies of our modern egalitarian governments.
The First Unabridged Modern Translation of the Classic Indian Text
Pour Alain Daniélou, l'Occident a perdu sa propre tradition et éloigné l'homme de la nature et du divin. Il nous fait découvrir ici que les rites et les croyances du monde occidental ancien sont très proches du Shivaïsme et très aisément expliqués à l'aide des textes et des rites préservés dans l'Inde. Ce sont les religions relativement récentes du monde aryen et sémitique, Judaïsme, Christianisme, Islam et Communisme qui ont éloigné l'homme du reste de la création et de l'expérience religieuse et mystique multimillénaire dont la tradition s'est préservée dans l'Inde jusqu'à nos jours et que l'Occident, s'il veut survivre, devra retrouver.L'auteur1935-1948, études de sanskrit, philosophie, théologie, musique dans les écoles traditionnelles hindoues à Bénarès; 1948-1954, professeur à l'université hindoue de Bénarès; 1954-1956, directeur de la bibliothèque de manuscrits et des éditions sanskrites d'Adyar à Madras; 1956-1963, membre de l'Institut français d'indologie et de l'Ecole française d'Extrême-Orient; 1963-1977, directeur de l'Institut international d'études comparatives de la musique à Berlin et Venise.
Die Religion der Natur und des Eros