Michael Slouber. 2017. Early Tantric Medicine. Snakebite, Mantras, and Healing in the Gāruḍa Tantras. Oxford University Press. 392 pp. ISBN: 9780190461812. [official site] [OCLC: 931476268]
Author website: garudam.info
Note: A revised version of the author’s 2012 UC Berkeley dissertation.
Contents
Introduction … 1
2. Precursors to Gāruḍam … 19
3. Canon and Compendia … 39
4. The Vipati Mantra … 57
5. Nīlakaṇṭha et al. … 78
6. Snakebite Goddesses … 89
7. Impact … 108
8. Conclusions and Prospective … 129
Appendices
A. Prologue to the Translation and Edition … 133
B. Translation of the Kriyākālaguṇottara: The Gāruḍam Chapters … 142
C. Edition of the Kriyākālaguṇottara: The Gāruḍam Chapters … 188
Notes
Register of Shortened Internet Links … 330
Title List of Indic Primary Sources … 332
General Bibliography … 340
Index … 354