Siva The Erotic Ascetic
, by O'Flaherty, Wendy DonigerNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780195202502 | 0195202503
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 5/28/1981
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.