Dattātreya : the immortal guru, yogin, and avatāra : a study of the tranformative and inclusive character of a multi-faceted Hindo deity /
The book presents the multi-faceted Hindu deity Dattatreya from his Puranic emergence up to modern times. Devotion to Dattatreya cuts through all social and religious strata of Indian society: among his adepts we find yogis, Brahmans, faqirs, Devi worshippers, untouchables, thieves, and prostitutes....
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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Albany :
State University of New York Press,
1998.
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| Series: | SUNY series in religious studies.
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| Online Access: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=8599 |
| Summary: | The book presents the multi-faceted Hindu deity Dattatreya from his Puranic emergence up to modern times. Devotion to Dattatreya cuts through all social and religious strata of Indian society: among his adepts we find yogis, Brahmans, faqirs, Devi worshippers, untouchables, thieves, and prostitutes. This book explores all primary religious dimensions: myth, doctrine, ritual, philosophy, mysticism, and iconography. The comprehensive result offers a rich fresco of Hindu religion as well as an understanding of Marathi integrative sprituality: precisely this complexity of themes constitutes Dattatreya's uniqueness. -- Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 342 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-295) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0585068763 9780585068763 9780791436967 0791436969 0791436950 |