Alain Danielou - Böcker

Shiva and Dionysus are the Hindu and Greek gods of magical power, intoxication,ecstatic sexuality, and transcendence who initiate us into communion withthe creative forces of life. Revealing the earliest sources of the traditionsof Shiva and Diony...

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An authority on Hinduism and renowned for his directorship of the Institute of Comparative Music Studies in Berlin and Venice, Alain Danielou is also an accomplished pianist, dancer, player of the Indian vina, painter, linguist and translator, pho...

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What is the Nature of the social order that unquestionably produced one of the greatest and longest lasting civilizations known to humankind? Alain Danielou, distinguished Orientalist, musicologist, and linguist, reveals the foundations of India's...

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This definitive volume is the first modern translation of Vatsyayana's Kama Sutra to include two essential commentaries: the Jayamangala of Yashodhara and the modern Hindi commentary by Devadatta Shastri. Alain Danilou spent four years comparing v...

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An extensive examination of the underpinnings of the Shaivite Tradition *; Reveals the influence of Shaivism on the Western world *; Discusses Shaivism's understanding of sacred sexuality *; Presents the connections between Vedic poetry and metaph...

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Beginning with an overview of the symbolism of creative forces in general, The Phallus first examines the representation of male fertility in such forms as the menhirs or standing stones of prehistoric Europe; the Mahalinga and Svayambhu of India;...

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The study of Hindu mythology explores the significance of the most prominent Hindu dieties as they are envisioned by the Hindus themselves. Referred to by its adherents as the "e;eternal religion,"e; Hinduism recognizes for each age and ea...

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Based on original Sanskrit sources, this book gives an authentic account of the methods of yoga in its different forms, including the challenging "e;left-hand"e; paths, as well as practices best suited to Western students.

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What is the Nature of the social order that unquestionably produced one of the greatest and longest lasting civilizations known to humankind? Alain Danilou, distinguished Orientalist, musicologist, and linguist, reveals the foundations of India's ...

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Danilou's powerful rebuttal to the conventional view of India's history, which calls for a massive reevaluation of the history of humanity*; Explores historical occurrences from each major time period starting with the first appearance of man 30,0...

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Shiva and Dionysus are the Hindu and Greek gods of magical power, intoxication, ecstatic sexuality, and transcendence who initiate us into communion with the creative forces of life. Revealing the earliest sources of the traditions of Shiva and Di...

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A collection of Danilou's writings that builds a bold and cogent defense of India's caste system*; Looks at the Hindu caste system not as racist inequality but as a natural ordering of diversity*; Reveals the stereotypes of Indian society invented...

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Music has always been esteemed for its power to speak directly to our higher consciousness, a power founded in the purity of simple harmonic ratios. In this book, Alain Danielou traces the development of musical scales and tuning from their origin...

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L''auteur s''appuie sur sa connaissance de la musique orientale pour élaborer une critique de notre systäme musical et appeler ÿ certaines réformes. Il réagit contre la déformation apportée par Bach au langage musical et prone un retour ÿ ...

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