| Description |
xviii, 231 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
SUNY series in religious studies |
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SUNY series in religious studies.
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| Contents |
1. Introduction. From the Formless to Form |
| Summary |
Ganapati is the Hindu Lord of Beginnings, the Keeper of the Threshold, the Remover of Obstacles, Master of the Mind, Son of Siva, Elephant-headed, plump, and lovable. This book offers a wide range of information about Ganapati gathered from such diverse sources as hymns, poems, myths, shrines, practices, and theologies. It considers Ganapati's complexity: his transcendence of sectarian and territorial limits, his delayed but dramatic development into the religious pantheon, his paradoxical mythology, and his physical manifestation, an elephant's head on a human body. Ganapati: Song of the Self fosters an understanding from within a tradition. It presents a positive interpretation of the material and encourages an inner quest for spiritual truth |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [219]-224) and index |
| Subject |
Gaṇeśa (Hindu deity)
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Gangā (Hindu deity)
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| LC no. |
94019601 |
| ISBN |
0791424391 |
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0791424405 paperback |
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