Siva's warriors : the basava purana of puakuriki somanatha / Translated by Velcheru Narayana Rao ; Assisted by Gene H. Roghair

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294.595 RAO

Summary: Here is the first translation into English of the Basava Purana, a fascinating collection of tales that sums up and characterizes one of the most important and most radical religious groups of South India. The ideas of the Virasaivas, or militant Saivas, are represented in those tales by an intriguing mix of outrageous excess and traditional conservatism. Written in Telugu in the thirteenth century, the Basava Purana is an anthology of legends of Virasaivas saints and a hagiography of Basavesvara, the twelfth-century Virasaiva leader.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
General Book	Chanakya University Knowledge Centre Chanakya University Knowledge Centre	Chanakya University Knowledge Centre	Chanakya University	294.595 RAO (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		CU12582

Here is the first translation into English of the Basava Purana, a fascinating collection of tales that sums up and characterizes one of the most important and most radical religious groups of South India. The ideas of the Virasaivas, or militant Saivas, are represented in those tales by an intriguing mix of outrageous excess and traditional conservatism. Written in Telugu in the thirteenth century, the Basava Purana is an anthology of legends of Virasaivas saints and a hagiography of Basavesvara, the twelfth-century Virasaiva leader.

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