| Śiva in the Forest of Pines: An Essay on Sorcery and Self-Knowledge Contributor(s): Handelman, Don (Author), Shulman, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0195665503 ISBN-13: 9780195665505 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $52.25 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2004 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Hinduism - General - History | Asia - India & South Asia |
| Dewey: 294.521 |
| LCCN: 2004299166 |
| Physical Information: 260 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The sequel to God Inside Out: Siva's Game of Dice (OUP, 1997). The story of Daruvana is the richest and most complex of all narratives about Siva, and provides scope fr sustained interpretation. A god wanders into a forest of Himalaya pine trees and becomes lost. Human beings encounter this god. The meeting changes both parties. |