The Presence of Siva
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The Presence of Siva

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The Presence of Siva

About this book

One of the three great gods of Hinduism, Siva is a living god. The most sacred and most ancient book of India, The Rg Veda, evokes his presence in its hymns; Vedic myths, rituals, and even astronomy testify to his existence from the dawn of time. In a lively meditation on Siva--based on original Sanskrit texts, many translated here for the first time--Stella Kramrisch ponders the metaphysics, ontology, and myths of Siva from the Vedas and the Puranas.


Who is Siva? Who is this god whose being comprises and transcends everything? From the dawn of creation, the Wild God, the Great Yogi, the sum of all opposites, has been guardian of the absolute. By retelling and interweaving the many myths that keep Siva alive in India today, Kramrisch reveals the paradoxes in Siva's nature and thus in the nature of consciousness itself.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Half-title Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Contents
  6. List of Illustrations
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. I. The Primordial Scene
  9. II. The Archer
  10. III. Vastospati, The Lord of The Dwelling
  11. IV. Manifestations And Realizations of Rudra
  12. V. The Birth of Rudra
  13. VI. The Refusal to Procreate And The Encounters With Death
  14. VII. Linga
  15. VIII. The Androgyne God
  16. IX. Bhairava
  17. X. The Family of Siva
  18. XI. The Demons
  19. XII. The Presence of Siva
  20. Appendix. The Great Cave Temple of Siva on The Island of Elephanta
  21. Glossary
  22. Abbreviations
  23. Bibliography
  24. Index of Themes
  25. Plates