Author: Sir John George WoodroffePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Injunctions
Languages : en
Pages : 520
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The Law Relating to Injunctions in British India
Author: Sir John George WoodroffePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Injunctions
Languages : en
Pages : 520
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The Law Relating to Easements in British India
Author: Frederick PeacockPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 708
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The Law Relating to Injunctions in India, Pakistan and Burma
Author: Sir John George WoodroffePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Injunctions
Languages : en
Pages : 758
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The Law Relating to Receivers in British India
Author: Sir John George WoodroffePublisher:
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Category : Receivers
Languages : en
Pages : 366
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The Law of Limitation and Prescription in British India
Author: Upendra Nath MitraPublisher:
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Category : Limitation of actions
Languages : en
Pages : 728
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The Law of Specific Relief in British India
Author: Satish Chandra BanerjeePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Contracts
Languages : en
Pages : 1094
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Catalogue of the Books in the Library of the Honourable Society of Gray's Inn
Author: Gray's Inn. LibraryPublisher:
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1130
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The Law of Specific Relief in India
Author: IndiaPublisher:
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Category : Equitable remedies
Languages : en
Pages : 628
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Sir John Woodroffe, Tantra and Bengal
Author: Kathleen TaylorPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 113612098X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Working with Bengali mentors, especially his close friend A. B. Ghose, Sir John Woodroffe became the pseudonymous orientalist Arthur Avalon, famous for his tantric studies at the beginning of the twentieth century. Best known for The Serpent Power, the book which introduced 'Kundalini Yoga' to the western world, Avalon turned the image of Tantra around, from that of a despised magical and orgiastic cult into a refined philosophy which greatly enhanced the prestige of Hindu thought to later generations of westerners. This biographical study is in two parts. The first focuses on Woodroffe's social identity in Calcutta against the background of colonialism and nationalism - the context in which he 'was' Arthur Avalon. To a very unusual degree for someone with a high position under the empire, Woodroffe the British High Court Judge absorbed the world of the Bengali intellectuals of his time, among whom his popularity was widely attested. His admirers were attracted by his Indian nationalism, to which his tantric studies and supposed learning formed an important adjunct. Woodroffe's friend Ghose, however, was the chief source of the textual knowledge in which the 'orientalist' scholar appeared to be deeply versed. The second part of this study assesses Woodroffe's own relationship to Sanskrit and to the texts, and highlights his very extensive but gifted use of secondary sources and the knowledge of Ghose and other Indian people. It examines the apologetic themes by which he and his collaborators made Tantra first acceptable, then fashionable. Partly because of his mysterious pseudonym, Woodroffe acquired a near legendary status for a time, and remains a fascinating figure. This book is written in a style that should appeal to the general reader as well as to students of Indian religions and early twentieth century Indian history, while being relevant to the ongoing debate about 'orientalism'.
Subject Catalogue of the Science Library and the Law Library in Marischal College
Author: University of Aberdeen. Library, Marischal CollegePublisher:
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Category : Classified catalogs (Dewey decimal)
Languages : en
Pages : 444
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