Ritual in an Oscillating Universe: Worshipping Siva in Medieval India

Richard H. Davis

Ritual in an Oscillating Universe: Worshipping Siva in Medieval India
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Country
United States
Published
28 June 2016
Pages
218
ISBN
9780691632490

Ritual in an Oscillating Universe: Worshipping Siva in Medieval India

Richard H. Davis

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 Sa

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