Siva

Siva
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 414
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ISBN-10 : 9780199727933
ISBN-13 : 0199727937
Rating : 4/5 (937 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Siva by : Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty

Download or read book Siva written by Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1981-05-28 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published under the title Asceticism and Eroticism in the Mythology of Siva, this book traces the development of an Indian approach to an enduring human dilemma: the conflict between spiritual aspirations and human desires. The work examines hundreds of related myths and a wide range of Indian texts--Vedic, Puranic, classical, modern, and tribal--centering on the stories of the great ascetic, Siva, and his erotic alter ego, Kama.


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