Book Summary
Originally published under the title Asceticism and Eroticism in the Mythology of Siva, this book traces the development of an Indian approach to an enduring human dilemma: the conflict between spiritual aspirations and human desires. The work examines hundreds of related myths and a wide range of Indian texts--Vedic, Puranic, classical, modern, and tribal--centering on the stories of the great ascetic, Siva, and his erotic alter ego, Kama.
Book Details
| Book Name | Siva: The Erotic Ascetic |
| Author | Wendy Doniger O'flaherty |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (May 1981) |
| ISBN | 9780195202502 |
| Pages | 218 |
| Language | English |
| Price | 1000 |