Dance of Siva : religion, art and poetry in South Asia
Smith, David
Dance of Siva : religion, art and poetry in South Asia - New Delhi Cambridge University Press India Pvt. Ltd. 1998 - xii,301p. - Cambridge studies in religious traditions No.7 .
Contents
List of illustrations x
Acknowledgements xii
introduction i
1. The nataraja bronze 10
2. The cidambaram myth 31
3. temple, priests, and ritual 46
4. The hall of consciosness, the heart of the universe 80
5. Saiva Siddhanta and Vedanta 103
6. The Goddess 135
7. Bhiksatana 161
8. Bhairava the terrible and other forms of siva 186
9. Saints, dancing girls, ganas and apasmara 207
10.Last words 228
Notes 240
Bibliography 287
Index and Glossary 295
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Dance of Siva : religion, art and poetry in South Asia - New Delhi Cambridge University Press India Pvt. Ltd. 1998 - xii,301p. - Cambridge studies in religious traditions No.7 .
Contents
List of illustrations x
Acknowledgements xii
introduction i
1. The nataraja bronze 10
2. The cidambaram myth 31
3. temple, priests, and ritual 46
4. The hall of consciosness, the heart of the universe 80
5. Saiva Siddhanta and Vedanta 103
6. The Goddess 135
7. Bhiksatana 161
8. Bhairava the terrible and other forms of siva 186
9. Saints, dancing girls, ganas and apasmara 207
10.Last words 228
Notes 240
Bibliography 287
Index and Glossary 295
9788175960428
294.5 / SMI