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Tamil Temple Myths: Sacrifice and Divine Marriage in the South Indian Saiva Tradition
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Publishing Details
Full Title:
Tamil Temple Myths: Sacrifice and Divine Marriage in the South Indian Saiva Tradition
Contributors:
By (Author) David Dean Shulman
Series:
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:
Dewey:
294.5513
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Hardback
Number of Pages:
488
Dimensions:
Width 156mm, Height 235mm
Weight:
851g
Description
South India is a land of many temples and shrines, each of which has preserved a local tradition of myth, folklore, and ritual. As one of the first Western scholars to explore this tradition in detail, David Shulman brings together the stories associated with these sacred sites and places them in the context of the greater Hindu religious tradition
