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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1. Verfasser: Rigopoulos, Antonio, 1962-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Albany : State University of New York Press, 1998.
Schriftenreihe:SUNY series in religious studies.
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xvi, 342 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-295) and index.
ISBN:0585068763
9780585068763
9780791436967
0791436969

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