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BL
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997340
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b751710
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| Uniform Title
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Shivaïsme et tradition primordiale.English
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| Main Entry
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Daniélou, Alain.
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| Title & Author
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Shiva and the primordial tradition : : from the tantras to the science of dreams /\ Alain Daniélou with Jean-Louis Gabin ; translated from the French by Kenneth F. Hurry.
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| Edition Statement
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1st U.S. ed.
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| Publication Statement
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Rochester, Vt. :: Inner Traditions,, 2007.
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xxix, 129 pages ;; 23 cm
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| ISBN
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1594771413
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: 9781594771415
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| Notes
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Edited conference presentations and journal articles, 1938-1991.
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Originally published: Paris : Kailash, ©2003.
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"Related works by Alain Daniélou": pages 123-124.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 116-120) and index.
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| Contents
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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.
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Hinduism-- Rituals.
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Śaivism.
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Hinduism-- Rituals.
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Śaivism.
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| Dewey Classification
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294.5/513
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| LC Classification
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BL1280.522.D3613 2007
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| Added Entry
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Gabin, Jean-Louis.
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