7 secrets of shiva from the hindu trinity series / Devdutt Pattanaik

By:

Pattanaik, Devdutt

Language: English Publication details: WESTLAND c2011 ChennaiEdition: 1st edDescription: xi, 221 p. ill. 23 cmISBN:

9789395073080

Subject(s):

RELIGION Hinduism History; Siva Hindu deity; Siva God

DDC classification:

294.5 PAT

Summary: Shiva, ʻthe destroyer among the Hindu Trinity (of gods), is depicted in many contradictory manners. He is an ascetic who wears animal skin, his body smeared with ashes. Contradictory to his wild nature, he is also depicted as having a family, with a beautiful wife and two children. There are many more such varied representations of Shiva, the most prominent of these being the Linga and theNataraja. The author, Devdutt Patnaik, introduces the readers to these varied aspects and representations and then sets about interpreting them. He explains the different anomalies and conflicts in beliefs, as well as the symbolism, rituals and reasons behind Hindu worship.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
English Books	Anna Centenary Library 3RD FLOOR, B WING	294.5 PAT (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Available	702242
English Books	Anna Centenary Library 3RD FLOOR, B WING	294.5 PAT;1 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	702243

Shiva, ʻthe destroyer among the Hindu Trinity (of gods), is depicted in many contradictory manners. He is an ascetic who wears animal skin, his body smeared with ashes. Contradictory to his wild nature, he is also depicted as having a family, with a beautiful wife and two children. There are many more such varied representations of Shiva, the most prominent of these being the Linga and theNataraja. The author, Devdutt Patnaik, introduces the readers to these varied aspects and representations and then sets about interpreting them. He explains the different anomalies and conflicts in beliefs, as well as the symbolism, rituals and reasons behind Hindu worship.

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