Antonio Rigopoulos is the author of The Life and Teachings of Sai Baba of Shirdi, also published by SUNY Press.

"I learned a great deal from this book. Although I had known about Dattatreya as an important figure in Hinduism, I had never realized the richness and complexity of this truly Protean deity. As Rigopoulos notes, Dattatreya has been largely neglected by scholars, and this book makes you wonder why, since he is so intriguing. I suspect that this will become a classic in its area, since there really is no comparable work which does so much relating to Dattatreya. In a way, to read the history of Dattatreya as presented by Rigopoulos is to engage the history of Hinduism! Virtually all of the major historical phases and issues are there, from the Vedic period up to the last decade." — Glen Hayes, Bloomfield College

• Preface Acknowledgments 1. The Genealogy of Dattatreya 2. Puranic Mythology of Dattatreya 3. Dattatreya in Minor UpaniSads 4. Dattatreya in the Literature of the Mahanubhavas 5. The Guru-caritra and the Rise of the Dattatreya Cult 6. Eknath, Dasopant, and the Unfolding of the Dattatreya Movement 7. The Tripura-rahasya 8. The Avadhuta-gita 9. The Development of Dattatreya's Iconography Conclusion General Bibliography Selected Bibliography on Dattatreya and His Movement Index

Antonio Rigopoulos is the author of The Life and Teachings of Sai Baba of Shirdi, also published by SUNY Press.

"I learned a great deal from this book. Although I had known about Dattatreya as an important figure in Hinduism, I had never realized the richness and complexity of this truly Protean deity. As Rigopoulos notes, Dattatreya has been largely neglected by scholars, and this book makes you wonder why, since he is so intriguing. I suspect that this will become a classic in its area, since there really is no comparable work which does so much relating to Dattatreya. In a way, to read the history of Dattatreya as presented by Rigopoulos is to engage the history of Hinduism! Virtually all of the major historical phases and issues are there, from the Vedic period up to the last decade." — Glen Hayes, Bloomfield College

• Preface Acknowledgments 1. The Genealogy of Dattatreya 2. Puranic Mythology of Dattatreya 3. Dattatreya in Minor UpaniSads 4. Dattatreya in the Literature of the Mahanubhavas 5. The Guru-caritra and the Rise of the Dattatreya Cult 6. Eknath, Dasopant, and the Unfolding of the Dattatreya Movement 7. The Tripura-rahasya 8. The Avadhuta-gita 9. The Development of Dattatreya's Iconography Conclusion General Bibliography Selected Bibliography on Dattatreya and His Movement Index

Antonio Rigopoulos is the author of The Life and Teachings of Sai Baba of Shirdi, also published by SUNY Press.

"I learned a great deal from this book. Although I had known about Dattatreya as an important figure in Hinduism, I had never realized the richness and complexity of this truly Protean deity. As Rigopoulos notes, Dattatreya has been largely neglected by scholars, and this book makes you wonder why, since he is so intriguing. I suspect that this will become a classic in its area, since there really is no comparable work which does so much relating to Dattatreya. In a way, to read the history of Dattatreya as presented by Rigopoulos is to engage the history of Hinduism! Virtually all of the major historical phases and issues are there, from the Vedic period up to the last decade." — Glen Hayes, Bloomfield College

• Preface Acknowledgments 1. The Genealogy of Dattatreya 2. Puranic Mythology of Dattatreya 3. Dattatreya in Minor UpaniSads 4. Dattatreya in the Literature of the Mahanubhavas 5. The Guru-caritra and the Rise of the Dattatreya Cult 6. Eknath, Dasopant, and the Unfolding of the Dattatreya Movement 7. The Tripura-rahasya 8. The Avadhuta-gita 9. The Development of Dattatreya's Iconography Conclusion General Bibliography Selected Bibliography on Dattatreya and His Movement Index