Śiva, the erotic ascetic
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Publication
1981 - Oxford University Press, New York, United States
Language
English
Word Count
96,500 words, Guess
Page Count
386 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivesivaeroticasceti0000doni
- ISBN-139780195202502
- ISBN-100195202503
- Goodreads1132360
- LibraryThing1181838
and 5 more
- Library of Congress Control Number81000127
- OCLC Control Number7248489
- Better World Books9780195202502
- Better World BooksT2-DSN-266
- Open LibraryOL21165485M
Classifications
- DDC294.5/211
- LCCBL1218
- LCCBL1218.O34 1981
and 1 more
- LCCBL1218 .O34 1981
Description
"Highly acclaimed upon its original publication in 1973 under the title Asceticism and Eroticism in the Mythology of Siva, this book applies a structuralist method to a corpus of mythology never before analyzed, or for the most part, translated from the Sanskrit. The author traces the development of an Indian approach to an enduring human dilemma: the conflict between spiritual aspirations and human desires. The work treats hundreds of related myths and examines a wide range of Indian texts (Vedic, Puranic, classical, modern, and tribal), centering upon the stories of the great ascetic, Siva, and his erotic alter ego, Kama"--Back cover.
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