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Universal Śaivism - The Appeasement of All Gods and Powers in the Śāntyadhyāya of the Śivadharmaśāstra

English · Hardback

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In Universal Śaivism Peter Bisschop provides a critical edition and annotated translation of the sixth chapter of the Śivadharmaśāstra `Treatise on the Religion of Śiva', the so-called Śāntyadhyāya `Chapter on Appeasement'. The Sanskrit text is preceded by an extensive introduction on its composition, transmission and edition.

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Peter Bisschop, Ph.D. (2004), is Professor of Sanskrit and Ancient Cultures of South Asia at Leiden University. He has published extensively on early Brahmanical Hinduism, including Early Śaivism and the Skandapurāṇa: Sects and Centres (Egbert Forsten, 2006).

Product details

Authors Peter Bisschop
Publisher Brill
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 06.09.2018
 
EAN 9789004382466
ISBN 978-90-04-38246-6
No. of pages 230
Dimensions 160 mm x 239 mm x 20 mm
Weight 476 g
Series Gonda Indological Studies
Subject Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions

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