LEADER 02184nam 22006373u 450 001 9910460782703321 005 20211123115009.0 010 $a0-19-972793-7 035 $a(CKB)3710000000506616 035 $a(EBL)431167 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001569505 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16218903 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001569505 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)13873653 035 $a(PQKB)10825187 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC431167 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000506616 100 $a20151123d1981|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSiva$b[electronic resource] $eThe Erotic Ascetic 210 $cOxford University Press, USA$d1981 215 $a1 online resource (409 p.) 225 1 $aGalaxy Books, 650 ;$vv.650 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-520250-3 330 $aOriginally published under the title Asceticism and Eroticism in the Mythology of Siva, this book traces the development of an Indian approach to an enduring human dilemma: the conflict between spiritual aspirations and human desires. The work examines hundreds of related myths and a wide range of Indian texts--Vedic, Puranic, classical, modern, and tribal--centering on the stories of the great ascetic, Siva, and his erotic alter ego, Kama. 410 0$aGalaxy Books, 650 606 $aMythology, Hindu 606 $aSiva (Hindu deity) 606 $aSiva (Hindu deity) 606 $aHindu mythology 606 $aHinduism$2HILCC 606 $aReligion$2HILCC 606 $aPhilosophy & Religion$2HILCC 608 $aElectronic books. 615 4$aMythology, Hindu. 615 4$aSiva (Hindu deity). 615 0$aSiva (Hindu deity) 615 0$aHindu mythology 615 7$aHinduism 615 7$aReligion 615 7$aPhilosophy & Religion 676 $a294.5211 676 $a294.52114 700 $aO'Flaherty$b Wendy Doniger$0640117 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910460782703321 996 $aSiva$92204941 997 $aUNINA