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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. plates, charts
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- Contributor: Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty
- Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
- ISBN13: 9780195202502
- Number of Pages: 406
- Packaged Dimensions: 140x216x25mm
- Packaged Weight: 569
- Format: Paperback
- Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
- Release Date: 1981-03-04
- Series: Galaxy Books
- Binding: Paperback / softback
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