02184nam 22006373u 450 991046078270332120211123115009.00-19-972793-7(CKB)3710000000506616(EBL)431167(SSID)ssj0001569505(PQKBManifestationID)16218903(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001569505(PQKBWorkID)13873653(PQKB)10825187(MiAaPQ)EBC431167(EXLCZ)99371000000050661620151123d1981|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrSiva[electronic resource] The Erotic AsceticOxford University Press, USA19811 online resource (409 p.)Galaxy Books, 650 ;v.650Description based upon print version of record.0-19-520250-3 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.Galaxy Books, 650Mythology, HinduSiva (Hindu deity)Siva (Hindu deity)Hindu mythologyHinduismHILCCReligionHILCCPhilosophy & ReligionHILCCElectronic books.Mythology, Hindu.Siva (Hindu deity).Siva (Hindu deity)Hindu mythologyHinduismReligionPhilosophy & Religion294.5211294.52114O'Flaherty Wendy Doniger640117AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910460782703321Siva2204941UNINA