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_aSmith, David _962879 |
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| 245 | _aDance of Siva : religion, art and poetry in South Asia | ||
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_aNew Delhi _bCambridge University Press India Pvt. Ltd. _c1998 |
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| 300 | _axii,301p. | ||
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_aCambridge studies in religious traditions _vNo.7 _959550 |
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| 505 | _aContents 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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