[Buddha-l] Tantric Buddhism - a brief bibliography

[Bob Zeuschner]

A few weeks ago I requested help in finding books which would allow me 
to sort out the differences between (a) Indian Hindu Tantric belief and 
practice, (b) Indian Buddhist Tantric belief and practices, and (c) 
Tibetan Tantric belief and practices.
I received several kind replies, and I am summarizing the suggested 
books for the benefit of anyone else who might be curious, or anyone 
else who might wish to add a title to the ones suggested.
Many thanks!
Bob Zeuschner
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Recommended titles:

Bharati, 'The Tantric Tradition,' Doubleday Anchor, 1965.

Elizabeth English's book: Vajrayogini: Her Visualizations, Rituals, and 
Forms.  Her focus is on the tantra in the Indian context.

Joyau des Tantra by Jean Papin.

'A brief history of tantric literature' by S.C. Banerjee (Naya Prokash, 
Calcutta )

Ronald Davidson's recent books, "Indian Esoteric Buddhism" and "Tibetan 
Renaissance," both both published by Columbia University Press.

Couple these books with work by Alexis Sanderson, John Newman, Stephen 
Hodge, Vesna Wallace, Robert Mayer, and David Gordon White, and you'll 
be off to a good start.