Speaking of Siva

Name: Speaking of Siva
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ISBN: 9780140442700

ISBN-10: 0140442707

ISBN-13: 9780140442700

Edition: 1973

Authors: Thomas Wyatt, A. K. Ramanujan, Anon, A. K. Ramanujian, A. K. Ramanujian

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Speaking of Siva is a selection of vacanas or free-verse sayings from the Virasaiva religious movement, dedicated to Siva as the supreme god. Written by four major saints, the greatest exponents of this poetic form, between the tenth and twelfth centuries, they are passionate lyrical expressions of the search for an unpredictable and spontaneous spiritual vision of 'now'. Here, yogic and tantric symbols, riddles and enigmas subvert the language of ordinary experience, as references to night and day, sex and family relationships take on new mystical meanings. These intense poems of personal devotion to a single deity also question traditional belief systems, customs, superstitions, image…

Book details

List price: $18.00
Copyright year: 1973
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 8/30/1973
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 5.12" wide x 7.83" long x 0.51" tall
Weight: 0.330
Language: English