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Siva's Warriors: The Basava Purana of Palkuriki Somanatha
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Publishing Details
Full Title:
Siva's Warriors: The Basava Purana of Palkuriki Somanatha
Contributors:
By (Author) Velcheru Narayana Rao
Translated by Gene H. Roghair
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
28th June 2016
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
History
Dewey:
294.595
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Hardback
Number of Pages:
340
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 229mm
Weight:
652g
Description
Here is the first translation into English of the Basava Purana, a fascinating collection of tales that sums up and characterizes one of the most important and most radical religious groups of South India. The ideas of the Virasaivas, or militant Saivas, are represented in those tales by an intriguing mix of outrageous excess and traditional conser
