The Hindu Temple: Deification of Eroticism

by Alain Daniélou

Danielou's masterpiece on the erotic nature of the sacred symbolism of the Hindu temple. - Includes stunning photographs from the major temple complexes of India. - By Alain Danielou, one of the greatest authorities on Hinduism. Ancient Indian architectural treatises state that a temple lacking erotic imagery would be ineffective and maleficent. The erotic statues and representations that cover the outer and inner walls of the Hindu temple serve both...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0892818549
• ISBN13: 9780892818549
• Release Date: February 2001
• Publisher: Inner Traditions International
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.0" x 10.0"