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This book endeavours to signify a way by which the development of religion may be studied within the parameters of a defined geographical and chronological context. Encountering Sivaism has taken cognizance of the evolution Siva's pantheon through the fluid process of cultural coalescence. The agencies of Acculturation include the visual and the literary material. Art is looked at as an index to socio-religious change at macro and micro levels without restricting ...
Durga is unattainable, unfathomable, the Invincible One. Myths associated with her origin tell us that she is Shakti - the female manifestation of cosmic energy - created by the fusion of the fierce energies of all the male gods and stronger than their combined strength. She is the scourge of demons, as she is protectress of the realms of gods and humans. Her anger is terrifying, her lust for victory in war overwhelming; on the battlefield she is merciless, even ...
Once feared as the capricious and terrifying Rudra, Shiva, the most ‘un-Brahmanic’ of gods, has traditionally been shunned by orthodox Vedic religion. Although the Shiva we recognize today retains much of his original contrarian nature, he is firmly ensconced in popular imagination as the awe-inspiring Mahadeva, supreme lord of the universe.
In a unique attempt to explore the varied planes of thought and belief that Shiva has represented over ...