Ritual in an oscillating universe
Subtitle: worshiping Śiva in medieval India
By: Richard H. Davis.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Princeton, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 200
Subjects: Siva (Hindu deity) -- Cult -- India -- History.; India -- Religious life and customs.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-193) and index.
Table of contents: title: Illustrations
pagenum: vii; title: Preface
pagenum: ix; title: Acknowledgments
pagenum: xiii; title: Abbreviations
pagenum: xv; title: Introduction
pagenum: 3; label: Chapter One
title: Ritual and Human Powers
pagenum: 22; label: Chapter Two
title: Oscillation in the Ritual Universe
pagenum: 42; label: Chapter Three
title: Becoming a Śiva
pagenum: 83; label: Chapter Four
title: Summoning the Lord
pagenum: 112; label: Chapter Five
title: Relations of Worship
pagenum: 137; title: Conclusion
pagenum: 163; title: Notes
pagenum: 165; title: Glossary
pagenum: 181; title: Selected Bibliography
pagenum: 195; title: Index