Śiva, the erotic ascetic /
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| Author / Creator: | Doniger, Wendy. |
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| Uniform title: | Asceticism and eroticism in the mythology of Śiva |
| Imprint: | New York : Oxford University Press, 1981, c1973. |
| Description: | xi, 386 p., [4] leaves of plates : ill. ; 20 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8956569 |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Item Description: | Reprint of the ed. published by Oxford University Press, London and New York, under title: Asceticism and eroticism in the mythology of Śiva. Includes indexes. |
| Physical Description: | xi, 386 p., [4] leaves of plates : ill. ; 20 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Bibliography: p. [326]-340. |
| ISBN: | 0195202503 9780195202502 |
