White, David Gordon

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WHITE, David Gordon

WHITE, David Gordon. American, b. 1953. Genres: Theology/Religion. Career: University of Virginia, Charlottesville, lecturer to assistant professor of religious studies, 1986-96; University of California, Santa Barbara, professor of religious studies, 1996-. Centre d'Etudes de l'Inde et de l'Asie du Sud, Paris, France, research associate. Publications: Myths of the Dog-Man, 1991; The Alchemical Body: Siddha Traditions in Medieval India, 1996; (ed.) Tantra in Practice, 2000; Kiss of the Yogini: "Tantric Sex" in Its South Asian Contexts, 2003. Contributor to books, encyclopedias, and periodicals. Address: Department of Religious Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]

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