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Book SynopsisSaiva liturgy is performed in a world that oscillates: a world permeated by the presence of Siva, where humans live in a condition of bondage and where the highest aim of the soul is to attain liberation from its fetters. In this account of Indian temple ritual, Richard Davis uses medieval Hindu texts to describe the world as it is envisioned by Sa
Table of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. v*Illustrations, pg. vii*Preface, pg. ix*Acknowledgments, pg. xiii*Abbreviations, pg. xv*INTRODUCTION. Locating the Tradition, pg. 3*CHAPTER ONE. Ritual and Human Powers, pg. 22*CHAPTER TWO. Oscillation in the Ritual Universe, pg. 42*CHAPTER THREE. Becoming a Siva, pg. 83*CHAPTER FOUR. Summoning the Lord, pg. 112*CHAPTER FIVE. Relations of Worship, pg. 137*CONCLUSION, pg. 163*Notes, pg. 165*Glossary, pg. 181*Selected Bibliography, pg. 189*Index, pg. 195
