Ritual in an oscillating universe: worshiping Śiva in medieval India
Saiva liturgy is performed in a world that oscillates: a world permeated by the presence of Siva, where humans live in a condition of bondage and where the highest aim of the soul is to attain liberation from its fetters. In this account of Indian temple ritual, Richard Davis uses medieval Hindu tex...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton, New Jersey
Princeton University Press
1991
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| In: | Year: 1991 |
| Series/Journal: | Princeton legacy library
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| Further subjects: | B
Shivaïsme
B India Religious life and customs B RELIGION - Comparative Religion B Śiva - (divinité hindoue) - Culte B Philosophie hindoue B Śiva (Divinité hindoue) B Siddhanta B History B Siva - (Hindu deity) B Sivaïsme B India B Geschichte (700-1100) B Inde - Vie religieuse B Siva (Hindu deity) Cult (India) History B RELIGION - Hinduism - General B Vie religieuse - Hindouisme B Rites et cérémonies - Hindouisme B Cults |
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