Ritual in an Oscillating Universe Worshipping Siva in Medieval India

Name: Ritual in an Oscillating Universe Worshipping Siva in Medieval India
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ISBN: 9780691073866

ISBN-10: 0691073864

ISBN-13: 9780691073866

Edition: 1992

Authors: Richard H. Davis

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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 texts to describe the world as it is envisioned by Saiva siddhanta and the way daily worship reflects and acts within that world. He argues that this worship is not simply a set of ritualized gestures, but rather a daily catechism in which the worshiper puts into action all the major themes of Saiva philosophy: the cyclic pattern of cosmic emission and reabsorption, the human path of attaining…

Book details

List price: $42.50
Copyright year: 1992
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 11/25/1991
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 200
Size: 6.30" wide x 9.45" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.122
Language: English