{"product_id":"siva-the-erotic-ascetic-9780195202502","title":"Siva: The Erotic Ascetic","description":"Originally published under the title \u003cem\u003eAsceticism and Eroticism in the Mythology of Siva\u003c\/em\u003e, 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 \u003cem\u003ealter ego\u003c\/em\u003e, Kama.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/28\/1981\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.72h x 5.76w x 0.97d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195202502\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39930746994803,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_904594be-29e0-4285-9337-459f6c9ba057.jpg?v=1647698932","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/siva-the-erotic-ascetic-9780195202502","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}