Table of contents : Preface Abbreviations PART ONE INTRODUCTION, HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY BY TEUN GOUDRIAAN Introduction I. Tantrism in History II. The Place of Tantrism in Hindu Religious Speculation PART TWO TRANSMISSION AND FUNDAMENTAL CONSTITUENTS OF THE PRACTICE BY DIRK JAN HOENS III. Tantric Transmission IV. Mantra and Other Constituents of Tantric Practice PART THREE MODES OF WORSHIP AND MEDITATION BY SANJUKTA GUPTA V. Tantric Sädhanä : Pūjā VI. Tantric Sâdhanâ : Yoga Bibliography