Viṣṇuism and Sivaism : a comparison / by J. Gonda.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gonda, J. (Jan), 1905-1991, author.

Series:

Religious Studies: Bloomsbury Academic Collections

Religious studies : Bloomsbury Academic collections

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Śaivism.

Vaishnavism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (242 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2018.

Summary:

"This book contains a detailed discussion of some of the historical, doctrinal, ritual and literary aspects of both Vaishnavism and Shaivism, as first presented - then as Visnuism and Sivaism - at the 1969 Jordan Lecture in Comparative Religion. By comparing both religions, the main characteristics of each tradition is delineated and questions regarding their origins, theological doctrines and practices are reconsidered. Special emphasis is laid on their various interrelations, for example, the partly parallel and often divergent development of their rituals and philosophies."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

1. The Character of Vishnu and Rudra-Shiva in the Veda and the Mahabharata

2. The God's Rise to Superiority

3. Theology

4. Ritual

5. The Mutual Relations of the Two Religions

6. Shiva and Vishnu in Folklore, Myth and Literature

Notes

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781474280815

1474280811

9781474280822

147428082X

OCLC:

957490807