The Myths and Gods of India
The Classic Work on Hindu Polytheism from the Princeton Bollingen Series
$88.22
- Paperback
512 pages
- Release Date
12 January 1991
Summary
The study of Hindu mythology explores the significance of the most prominent Hindu deities as they are envisioned by the Hindus themselves. Referred to by its adherents as the “eternal religion,” Hinduism recognizes for each age and each country a new form of revelation—and for each person, according to his or her stage of development, a different path of realization.
This widely praised study of Hindu deities reveals the message of tolerance and adaptability at the heart of this ancient religion.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780892813544 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0892813547 |
| Author: | Alain Daniélou |
| Publisher: | Inner Traditions Bear and Company |
| Imprint: | Inner Traditions Bear and Company |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 512 |
| Release Date: | 12 January 1991 |
| Weight: | 896g |
| Dimensions: | 36mm x 191mm x 254mm |
| Series: | Princeton/Bollingen Paperbacks |
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Critics Review
” … sheds light on more than just Hindu philosophy and practices, but also on how the Western ‘Orientalphiles’ have been clearly selective in what they put forward as their vision of India.”
“A pleasure to behold and an invigorating experience to read.” * American Anthropologist *
“If you read only one book on Hinduism, it must be Danielou’s Myths and Gods of India.” * Tyr, August 2002 *
” … sheds light on more than just Hindu philosophy and practices, but also on how the Western ‘Orientalphiles’ have been clearly selective in what they put forward as their vision of India.” * Institute of Hermetic Studies, Sep 2008 *
Alain Daniélou
Alain Daniélou was an intimate of Stravinsky, Cocteau, and Nabokov in his early years, then spent twenty years in India studying music and philosophy with eminent scholars of the Hindu tradition. He is the author of more than thirty books on the religion, history, and arts of India and the Mediterranean, including While the Gods Play, Gods of Love and Ecstasy, Yoga: Mastering the Secrets of Matter and the Universe, and The Complete Kama Sutra. Daniélou was the founder and director of the International Institute for Comparative Musicology in Berlin, and was a Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur, Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, and Officier du Mérite National.
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