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Shiva To Shankara: Decoding The Phallic Symbol

Devdutt Pattanaik
3.88/5 (346 ratings)
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We live in times where people have extreme views. On the one hand, there are scholars who describe Shiva's linga literally as a phallus, and see all metaphoric meaning as embarrassed apology of the uneducated. On the other hand, we have puritanical Hindus who want to strip the Shiva linga of all sexual meaning and sanitize Shiva's lore. In both cases, a symbol is being reduced to a sign. In Shiva to Shankara, Devdutt Pattanaik, India's leading mythologist, seeks to bridge the gap. As he explores the layers of meanings embedded in Shiva's linga, we discover why and how the Goddess transforms Shiva, the hermit, into Shankara, the householder.
Format:
Pages:
158 pages
Publication:
2006
Publisher:
Indus Source Books
Edition:
UK ed.
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
8188569046
ISBN13:
9788188569045
kindle Asin:
8188569046

Shiva To Shankara: Decoding The Phallic Symbol

Devdutt Pattanaik
3.88/5 (346 ratings)
Read Download
We live in times where people have extreme views. On the one hand, there are scholars who describe Shiva's linga literally as a phallus, and see all metaphoric meaning as embarrassed apology of the uneducated. On the other hand, we have puritanical Hindus who want to strip the Shiva linga of all sexual meaning and sanitize Shiva's lore. In both cases, a symbol is being reduced to a sign. In Shiva to Shankara, Devdutt Pattanaik, India's leading mythologist, seeks to bridge the gap. As he explores the layers of meanings embedded in Shiva's linga, we discover why and how the Goddess transforms Shiva, the hermit, into Shankara, the householder.
Format:
Pages:
158 pages
Publication:
2006
Publisher:
Indus Source Books
Edition:
UK ed.
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
8188569046
ISBN13:
9788188569045
kindle Asin:
8188569046

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