| Description |
xiv, 274 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 255-264. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Abbreviations -- Guide to pronunciation -- The making of a deity. Who is Gaṇeśa? ; Two kinds of origins ; Gaṇeśa and the study of Hinduism -- The mythology of Gaṇeśa. Sources and methods ; Elephant symbolism in Indian culture ; Gaṇeśa's birth: substance and technique ; The severed head and broken tusk -- Ritual, psychological, and religious themes in the mythology of Gaṇeśa. Sacrifice and initiation: breaking up and making whole ; Father, mother, son, and brother ; Gaṇeśa and the demons ; Obstacles and thresholds -- The worship of Gaṇeśa. Moments of danger and power ; Gaṇeśa Caturthī, "Gaṇeśa's fourth" -- Gaṇeśa in a regional setting: Maharashtra. Maharashtra as a cultural region ; Sacred centers to Gaṇeśa ; Sacred persons and traditions: the Gaṇeśa Sampradāya ; Gaṇeśa and the Lokamanya: religious symbols and policy conflict -- Gaṇeśa: the protean God -- Appendix: The Śrī Gaṇapati Atharvaśīrṣa. |
| Subject |
Gaṇeśa (Hindu deity)
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| Indexed Term |
Hindu myths Gaṇeśa. |
| ISBN |
0195035720 |
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9780195035728 |
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0195057422 paperback |
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9780195057423 paperback |
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