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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
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| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Alain Daniélou; Jean-Louis Gabin |
| ISBN: | 1594771413 9781594771415 |
| OCLC Number: | 71173854 |
| Notes: | Originally published: Paris : Kailash, c2003. Edited conference presentations and journal articles, 1938-1991. |
| Description: | xxix, 129 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Contents: | Foreword: Alain Daniélou and the discovery of the divine / Jacques E. Cloarec -- Editor's preface: The ferryman's task of Alain Daniélou / Jean-Louis Gabin -- Shaivite cosmology and polytheism -- The Shaivite revival from the third to the tenth centuries C.E. -- The symbolism of the Linga -- The three doors -- Shaivism and third nature -- Insights into initiation -- The science of dreams -- Poetry and metaphysics -- The cock -- The nature of beauty according to the Samkhyas -- Music: the language of the gods -- The secret of the tantras -- Shaivism and the primordial tradition -- Appendix: Light on Samkhya and poetry. |
| Other Titles: | Shivaïsme et tradition primordiale. |
| Responsibility: | Alain Daniélou with Jean-Louis Gabin ; translated from the French by Kenneth F. Hurry. |
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"Better known in Europe than in the U.S., the late French intellectual Danielou (1907-1994) forged an eclectic career spanning several disciplines, though he is best known for his work on Indian music and culture. As a convert to the Hindu denomination known as Shaivism (which worships the god Shiva as the supreme being), Danielou broke the rule of objectivity in his study of Hinduism, which has hurt his standing in academia. For the spiritual seeker, however, his work is immensely valuable in bridging the gap between polytheistic Hinduism and Western monotheism. One theme overarches: monotheism is the soul of error, both in the West, which has been "hardly interested in anything but philosophies infected by this germ," and in the East, where keepers of the "primordial" traditions have sought to ward it off. According to Danielou, the healing power of Shaivism lies in opening oneself up to the divine spark in all things. More specifically, he shows how the disciplines of yoga and tantric sex, familiar to many in the West, derive from this ancient tradition and are doorways into a deeper and more fulfilling life. As is clear from this slight volume, Danielou's Shaivic pluralism has much to say to our increasingly war-torn and materialistic culture and deserves a wide audience." Read more...
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