Siva''s Warriors - The Basava Purana of Palkuriki Somanatha

Summary

Here is the first translation into English of the Basava Purana, a fascinating collection of tales that sums up and characterizes one of the most important and most radical religious groups of South India. The ideas of the Virasaivas, or militant Saivas, are represented in those tales by an intriguing mix of outrageous excess and traditional conser

Product details

• Assisted by: Velcheru Narayana Rao (Translation), Gene H. Roghair (Translation), Roghair Gene H. (Translation)
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.07.2014
• EAN: 9780691604879
• ISBN: 978-0-691-60487-9
• No. of pages: 340
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library; Princeton Library of Asian Translations
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; RELIGION / Hinduism / General, Hinduism