Hindu Myths

Frank Podgorski

Hindu Myths

Authors

Frank Podgorski dvk

Keywords:

Hindu Myths, Asceticism and Eroticism in the Mythology of Siva

Abstract

In India, mythology often appears at odds with philosophy; myths seem to revere "the flame of life far more than the ocean of release". Hindu Myths (1975) and Asceticism and Eroticism in the Mytho- logy of Siva (1973) represent two efforts by Professor Wendy 0' Flaherty to illuminate the panorama of Hindu mythology.

References

Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty (Ed. and trans.), Hindu Myths, Harmondsworth, England: _,penquin Books, 1975, 358 pp; $ 2.95. and Asceticism and Eroticism in the Mythology of Siva, London: Oxford University Press, 1973, xii+386 pp; $ 25.75.