The presence of Śiva

by Stella Kramrisch

$85 · Offered by Rulon-Miller Books

First edition

Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1981 . First edition, 8vo, pp. x, 2 , 514, 2 ; 32 full-page illustrations at the back after photographs by Praful C. Patel; a fine copy in a fine dust jacket. One of the three great gods of Hinduism, Siva is a living god. The most sacred and most ancient book of India, The Rg Veda, evokes his presence in its hymns; Vedic myths, rituals, and even astronomy testify to his existence from the dawn of time. In a lively

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