Shiva to Shankara : decoding the phallic symbol /
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| Author / Creator: | Pattanaik, Devdutt. |
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| Imprint: | Mumbai : Indus Source Books, 2006. |
| Description: | x, 157 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6683774 |
| Summary: | Many modern scholars say Shiva linga is a phallic symbol. Most devotees disagree. Who is right? To make sense of a mythological image one has to align the language heard stories] with the language performed rituals], and the language seen symbols]. This book also looks at the sexual metaphors. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 157 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 156-157). |
| ISBN: | 8188569046 9788188569045 |