{"product_id":"the-presence-of-siva-9780691019307","title":"The Presence of Siva","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the three great gods of Hinduism, Siva is a living god. The most sacred and most ancient book of India, \u003ci\u003eThe Rg Veda\u003c\/i\u003e, evokes his presence in its hymns; Vedic myths, rituals, and even astronomy testify to his existence from the dawn of time. In a lively meditation on Siva--based on original Sanskrit texts, many translated here for the first time--Stella Kramrisch ponders the metaphysics, ontology, and myths of Siva from the Vedas and the Puranas. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Who is Siva? Who is this god whose being comprises and transcends everything? From the dawn of creation, the Wild God, the Great Yogi, the sum of all opposites, has been guardian of the absolute. By retelling and interweaving the many myths that keep Siva alive in India today, Kramrisch reveals the paradoxes in Siva's nature and thus in the nature of consciousness itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e S. Kramrisch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/31\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.01w x 1.36d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691019307\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStella Kramrisch\u003c\/b\u003e is Curator of Indian Art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and Professor of Indian Art at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Hindu Temple\u003c\/i\u003e (Calcutta), the standard work on Indian sacred architecture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40087116906611,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":52.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_dd272e72-c393-48f3-97f9-e04f57524df1.jpg?v=1652538012","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-presence-of-siva-9780691019307","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}