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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460782703321

Autore

O'Flaherty Wendy Doniger

Titolo

Siva [[electronic resource] ] : The Erotic Ascetic

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford University Press, USA, 1981

ISBN

0-19-972793-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (409 p.)

Collana

Galaxy Books, 650 ; ; v.650

Disciplina

294.5211

294.52114

Soggetti

Mythology, Hindu

Siva (Hindu deity)

Hindu mythology

Hinduism

Religion

Philosophy & Religion

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Sommario/riassunto

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.