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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Davis, Richard H. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1991]
Colección:Princeton legacy library
Temas:
Siva > (Hindu deity) > Cult > India > History.
Siva > (Hindu deity)
Śiva > (divinité hindoue) > Culte.
Śiva (Divinité hindoue)
RELIGION > Hinduism > General.
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
Cults
Schiwaismus
Siddhanta.
Shivaïsme.
Sivaïsme.
Vie religieuse > Hindouisme.
Rites et cérémonies > Hindouisme.
Philosophie hindoue.
Geschichte (700-1100)
India > Religious life and customs.
Inde > Vie religieuse.
India
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • INTRODUCTION. Locating the Tradition
  • CHAPTER ONE. Ritual and Human Powers
  • CHAPTER TWO. Oscillation in the Ritual Universe
  • CHAPTER THREE. Becoming a Siva
  • CHAPTER FOUR. Summoning the Lord
  • CHAPTER FIVE. Relations of Worship
  • CONCLUSION
  • Notes
  • Glossary
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index.

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