The Serpent's Tale : Kundalini, Yoga, and the History of an Experience

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The Serpent's Tale : Kundalini, Yoga, and the History of an Experience

Borkataky-Varma, Sravana/ Foxen, Anya

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Columbia University Press（2025/09発売）
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製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 296 p.
言語 ENG
商品コード 9780231212533
DDC分類 294.5436

Full Description

There is a standard narrative that recurs throughout popular writings on yoga and tantra, from South Asian texts to Western esoteric thought: Kuṇḍalinī is the Serpent Power. She rests coiled at the base of the spine. If awakened, this divine feminine energy rises toward the crown of the head. Some are apprehensive of Kuṇḍalinī's intense power, fearing physical and psychological turmoil. Others seek it out, hungry for experiences, both spiritual and sensual. But what does this story leave out? What are its cultural and historical roots? What do the many ways of experiencing Kuṇḍalinī tell us about this elusive phenomenon?

The Serpent's Tale traces the intricate global histories of Kuṇḍalinī, from its Sanskrit origins to its popularity in the West. Sravana Borkataky-Varma and Anya Foxen explore its symbolic link with the serpent, its fraught connections to sexuality, and its commercialization in the form of Kuṇḍalinī yoga. Ranging from esoteric texts to global gurus, from the cliffs of California to the charnel grounds of Assam, they show that there has never been one single "authentic" model of Kuṇḍalinī but a multiplicity of visions. Bridging the gaps between textual and historical analysis and the complexities of embodied practice, Borkataky-Varma and Foxen reflect on the narration and transmission of experiences, including their own. Lively, accessible, and nuanced, The Serpent's Tale offers rich insights for scholars, practitioners, and all readers drawn to Kuṇḍalinī.

Prologue
1. South Asian Roots: Serpents, Fire, and the Ascent of Kuṇḍalinī
2. Western Roots: Subtle Bodies, Mystical Ascents, and Assorted Serpents
3. West Meets East: Kuṇḍalinī and the Serpent Power
4. East Meets West: Kuṇḍalinī and the Evolution of Modern Yoga
5. When the Serpent Rises: What Happened to Gopi Krishna?
6. The Serpent in the Marketplace: Global Gurus Make Their Mark
7. The Serpent in the Melting Pot: Kuṇḍalinī in North American Counterculture
8. The Serpent in the Web: Contemporary Interweavings
Notes
Bibliography
Index