Dattatreya the Immortal Guru, Yogi and Avatara a Study of the Tranformative and Inlusive Character of a Multi-Faceted Hindu Deity
- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr
- Publish date: 05/01/1998
The scarce attention which most Western scholars of Indian religions have paid to this deity contrasts with its ubiquitousness and social permeability. Devotion to Dattatreya cuts through all social and religious strata of Indian society: among his adepts we find yogis, Brahmans, faqirs, Devi worshippers, untouchables, thieves, and prostitutes. This book explores all primary religious dimensions: myth, doctrine, ritual, philosophy, mysticism, and iconography. The comprehensive result offers a rich fresco of Hindu religion as well as an understanding of Marathi integrative spirituality: precisely this complexity of themes constitutes Dattatreya's uniqueness.
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