Dattātreya : the immortal guru, yogin, and avatāra : a study of the tranformative and inclusive character of a multi-faceted Hindo deity /

Dattātreya : the immortal guru, yogin, and avatāra : a study of the tranformative and inclusive character of a multi-faceted Hindo deity /

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Author / Creator:Rigopoulos, Antonio, 1962-
Imprint:Albany : State University of New York Press, 1998.
Description:1 online resource (xvi, 342 pages) : illustrations.
Language:English
Series:SUNY series in religious studies
SUNY series in religious studies.
Subject:
Dattātreya (Hindu deity)
Dattātreya (Hindu deity)
Electronic books.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11104221
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ISBN:0585068763
9780585068763
0791436950
0791436969
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-295) and index.
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Summary:The book presents the multi-faceted Hindu deity Dattatreya from his Puranic emergence up to modern times. Devotion to Dattatreya cuts through all social and religious strata of Indian society: among his adepts we find yogis, Brahmans, faqirs, Devi worshippers, untouchables, thieves, and prostitutes. This book explores all primary religious dimensions: myth, doctrine, ritual, philosophy, mysticism, and iconography. The comprehensive result offers a rich fresco of Hindu religion as well as an understanding of Marathi integrative sprituality: precisely this complexity of themes constitutes Dattatreya's uniqueness. -- Provided by publisher.
Other form:Print version: Rigopoulos, Antonio, 1962- Dattātreya. Albany : State University of New York Press, 1998 0791436950

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