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Author Kramrisch, Stella, 1898-1993.

Title The presence of Śiva / Stella Kramrisch ; photography by Praful C. Patel.

Publication Info. Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [1981]
©1981

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  704.9489 K89P    Check Shelf
Description x, 514 pages, 32 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents The primordial scene -- The archer -- Vāstoṣpati, the lord of the dwelling -- Manifestations and realizations of Rudra -- The birth of Rudra -- The refusal to procreate and the encounters with death -- Liṅga -- The androgyne god -- Bhairava -- The family of Śiva -- The demons -- The presence of Śiva -- Appendix: The great cave temple of Śiva on the island of Elephanta.
Note Includes index.
Bibliography Bibliography: pages [489]-509.
Subject Siva (Hindu deity) -- Art.
Hindu sculpture -- India -- Elephanta Island.
Cave temples -- India -- Elephanta Island.
Hindu sculpture -- India -- Ellora.
Cave temples -- India -- Ellora.
ISBN 0691031304
0691101191 (lim. pbk. ed.)
069103964X
0691101159 lim. pbk. ed.
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