The Yogīs’ Latest Trick

Mallinson, James

Abstract

David Gordon White's wide-ranging scholarship on tantra, yoga and alchemy has inspired many students and scholars to undertake research in those fields. White worked as an assistant to Mircea Eliade and his doctorate from the University of Chicago was in History of Religions. His research methodology, true to this scholastic heritage, is not as deeply rooted in textual criticism as that of the current vanguard of scholars working on tantra and yoga, whose philological studies rarely reference his work. The accessibility of his books and articles, however, together with his engaging writing style and the excitement that imbues his scholarship, mean that indologists specialising in other fields, and authors addressing non-scholarly audiences, frequently draw on his publications. White's prominence in the study of yoga and tantra requires all scholars working on those subjects to address his work.

Citation

Mallinson, J. (2014). The Yogīs’ Latest Trick. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 24(1), 165-180. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1356186313000734

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Dec 3, 2013
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2014
• Deposit Date: Jan 29, 2014
• Journal: Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society
• Print ISSN: 1356-1863
• Electronic ISSN: 1474-0591
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 24
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 165-180
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1356186313000734