Siva: The Erotic Ascetic

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.


Author: Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 05/28/1981
Pages: 416
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.16lbs
Size: 8.72h x 5.76w x 0.97d
ISBN: 9780195202502

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