The Presence of Siva by Stella Kramrisch (English) Paperback Book
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One of the three great gods of Hinduism, Siva is a living god. The most sacred and most ancient book of India, the Rg Veda, evokes his presence in its hymns; Vedic myths, rituals, and even astronomy itself 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. 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. deals 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.
Review Quote
"A landmark in the study of Hinduism. . . . It is rich in materials of great interest and value to historians of religion, Indologists, and students of mythology. There is nothing like it." --Wendy Doniger, University of Chicago Divinity School
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ISBN0691019304
AUTHORStella Kramrisch
SHORT TITLEPRESENCE OF SIVA
PAGES560
PUBLISHERPrinceton University Press
SERIESMythos (Paperback)
LANGUAGEEnglish
ISBN-100691019304
ISBN-139780691019307
MEDIABook
FORMATPaperback
DEWEY704.948
ILLUSTRATIONSYes
YEAR1994
PUBLICATION DATE1994-01-31
IMPRINTPrinceton University Press
PLACE OF PUBLICATIONNew Jersey
COUNTRY OF PUBLICATIONUnited States
RESIDENCENY, US
BIRTH1898
TRANSLATED FROMEnglish
DOI10.1604/9780691019307
AUDIENCECollege/Higher Education
UK RELEASE DATE1994-01-31
AU RELEASE DATE1994-01-31
NZ RELEASE DATE1994-01-31
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