Language:
English
Pages:
XII, 386 Seiten
Edition:
repr.
Keywords:
Indien Hinduismus
;
Gottheit
;
Shivaismus
;
Mythologie
;
Askese
;
Erotik
Abstract:
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
Note:
First published 1973 under the title: Ascetism and eroticism in the mythology of SivaLiteraturverzeichnis: Seite 326-340
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