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Paperback Ritual in an Oscillating Universe: Worshipping Siva in Medieval India Book

ISBN: 0691603081

ISBN13: 9780691603087

Ritual in an Oscillating Universe: Worshipping Siva in Medieval India

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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...

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