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| Rudra: The Idea of Shiva |
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| This is a semi-fictionalized book
where the defining moments of Shiva’s life are
conveyed through the eyes of his most intimate
mythological companions. This includes Vishnu,
Sati, Daksha, Ganesha and Parvati, who, in
narratives in the first person, take turns to
praise, criticize, explain, complain about Shiva.
Through the prism of what they choose to reveal,
there emerges a vision of a god who assimilates in
his person the most extreme contradictions.
Chitgopekar traces the diverse threads of history,
philosophy, anthropology and faith that have
coalesced to create such an intriguing deity-
Shiva. |
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| The Book of Durga |
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| This book explores
the complexity of the goddess Durga, by going
through captivating interpretations of myths
rituals, ancient scriptures and iconographic
representations. |
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| Invoking Goddesses: Gender
Politics in Indian Religion |
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| Through a study of
different Indian goddesses, using detailed
linguistic analysis of hymns, prayers, iconography
inscriptions, actual ritual performances and
interviews with practitioners, this collection of
essays sensitizes readers to a gendered approach
to the politics of divinities. |
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| Encountering Sivaism: The
Deity, the Milieu, the Entourage |
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| This book
demonstrates a way by which the development of a
religion may be studied within the parameters of a
defined geographical and chronological context- in
this case Madhya Pradesh and the period 550- 1200
ce. It takes cognizance of the evolution of Siva’s
pantheon through the fluid process of cultural
coalescence. The agencies of acculturation include
the visual and the literary material. Art is
looked as an index to socio-religious change at
macro and micro levels, without restricting the
study to specific doctrinal–theological
developments, the focus has been on the rationale
of religious developments in terms of the material
milieu. |
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