Siva

Originally published under the title Asceticism and Eroticism in the Mythology of Siva this book traces the development of an Indian approach to an enduring human dilemma: the conflict between spiritual aspirations and human desires. The work examines hundreds of related myths and a wide range of Indian texts--Vedic Puranic classical modern and tribal--centering on the stories of the great ascetic Siva and his erotic alter ego Kama.