Shiva

The Wild God of Power and Ecstasy

AvWolf-Dieter Storl

Häftad, Engelska, 2004

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To his devotees Shiva is the entire universe and the core of all beings. Hindu myth shows him appearing at the beginning of creation as a giant pillar of fire from which this world sprang forth. Yet he is also the most approachable of gods, for he is the lover of lovers and the devotee of his devotees. Of the 1,008 names of Shiva, Pashupati, Lord of Animals, is one of the most common. His special relation to animals along with his trickster nature reveal the deep connection of Shiva to shamanism and other gods such as the Norse Odin and the Celtic Cernunnos that came out of the Paleolithic traditions. Ethnologist Wolf-Dieter Storl was first captivated by Shiva when he was in India as a visiting scholar at Benares Hindu University. In this book he invites readers to join in the lively and mythical world of Shiva, or Mahadev, God of All Gods. Shiva is a study in contrasts: As the lord of dance he looses himself in ecstatic abandon; with his consort Parvati he can make love for 10,000 years. Both men and women worship him for his ability to unite and balance masculine and feminine energies. But as the ascetic Shankar he sits in deep meditation, shunning women, and none dare disturb him lest he open his third eye and immolate the entire universe. Lord of intoxicants and poisons, he is the keeper of secret occult knowledge and powers, for which he is worshipped by yogis and demons alike. Shiva dances both the joy of being and the dance of doom--but in every aspect he breaks through the false ego to reveal the true self lying within. This is his true power.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2004-09-14
Mått:152 x 229 x 18 mm
Vikt:451 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:312
Förlag:Inner Traditions Bear and Company
ISBN:9781594770142

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Hinduism inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Wolf-Dieter Storl, Ph.D., is a cultural anthropologist and ethnobotanist who has taught at Kent State University as well as in Vienna, Berne, and Benares. He is coauthor of Witchcraft Medicine and has written a number of books on indigenous culture and ethnobotany. He lives in Allgäu, Germany.

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“An intimate portrait of Shiva, that most complex of Hindu Gods. Reading this book is like finding an oasis in the desert of monotheism.”

Innehållsförteckning

IntroductionChapter 1--Journey to the Source of TimeChapter 2--Fire and IceThe RockWaterKashiKarttikeya’s Strange BirthChapter 3--The Shaman and His Black DogThe Old HuntsmanPashupati, Lord of the AnimalsThe NooseThe Black DogThe God of the ShadesBhairavaRudra and Odin-The Treacherous GodChapter 4--God’s Virile MemberLingam YoniThe Lingam Is EverywhereHow Arjuna Won His Magic ArrowsHow Markandeya Became an ImmortalThe Phallic SymbolThe Pillar of FireChapter 5--Shankar, The Yogi on the MountainShankaraThe Tears of RudraThe God Clothed in AirThe Third EyeThree Lines of AshThe Blue NeckShiva and BuddhaThe Trident and the”Bâton-de-Commandement”Chapter 6--The GoddessDeviDurgaKaliAnnapurnaGangaChapter 7--The Dancer in the FlamesShiva’s DancesThe DrumChapter 8--The Ideal FamilyKarttikeyaGaneshaNandi the BullChapter 9--The Destruction of the SacrificeThe Aryan BackgroundDaksha’s Great SacrificeShiva the SinnerChapter 10--Shiva as the DevilZarathustraThe Earth Runs WellThe Righteous BattleChapter 11--Tantra: The Serpent’s PathThe Heresy of the AgamasOvercoming the EgoShaktiThe Pathway of the Kundalini SerpentReturning to OnenessChapter 12--The Saint, the Hero, and the BeastThe RitualsTantric InfluenceChapter 13--Pollen Dust and AshesLingam PujaShiva’s Flower GardenBel: Shiva’s Triune LeafBangeri BabaShiva’s Garden of MadnessSacred AshesThe Shadow of the NightChapter 14--Shiva’s Festivals and HolidaysThe Descent of the GoddessFestivals of the Hot Season and the Rainy SeasonFestivals of the Fall SeasonFestivals of SpringKumbha MelaNotesBibliographyIndex