Tamil Temple Myths: Sacrifice and Divine Marriage in the South Indian Saiva Tradition

by David Dean Shulman

Book Overview

South India is a land of many temples and shrines, each of which has preserved a local tradition of myth, folklore, and ritual. As one of the first Western scholars to explore this tradition in detail, David Shulman brings together the stories associated with these sacred sites and places them in the context of the greater Hindu religious tradition.

Originally published in 1980.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691643415
• ISBN13: 9780691643410
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 488 Pages
• Weight: 1.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"