This book examines the complete Ganesh for the first time. Here is the God in his multiple forms from the different geographical areas in Asia. Particularly important are chapters that deal with his Buddhist and Tantric forms. The controversial question of his origins is also thoroughly discussed.
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This book examines the complete Ganesh for the first time. Here is the God in his multiple forms from the different geographical areas in Asia. Particularly important are chapters that deal with his Buddhist and Tantric forms. The controversial question of his origins is also thoroughly discussed.
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Fair. Shows wear such as frayed or folded edges, rips and tears, and/or worn binding. May have stickers and/or contain inscription on title page. No observed missing pages.
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Good. No jacket. Spine is shaken, but secure. Spine is sunned and worn along the edges. Cover is worn with small chips on the edges. Text block is lightly worn. Inside cover has a short article taped to it about K.R. Ramakrishnan's "Cricket Temple." Front flyleaf has previous owner's signature. Back flyleaf has an article inserted titled, "A Hindu God in Limestone for Inspiration and Luck." Inside is clean and unmarked.
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Very good. Some light shelf storage or usage wear present. The interior appears unmarked and the binding is tight. Pictures available upon request. Individually inspected by Shadow. Thanks for supporting an independent bookseller!
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Minor rubbing. Rubberstamp to top page-edge. VG. xi, 358 pp., 23x15cm, Series: SUNY Series in Tantric Studies. Contents: Ganesa: a protohistory of the idea and the icon / A.K. Barain--Ganesa: myth and reality / M.K. Dhavalikar--Ganesa's rise to prominence in Sanskrit literature / Ludo Rocher--Ganesa as metaphor: the Mudgala Purana / Phyllis Granoff--Images of Ganesa in Jainism / Maruti Nandan Tiwari and Kamal Giri--The wives of Ganesa / Lawrence Cohen--"Vatapi Ganapatim": sculptural, poetic, and musical texts in a hymn to Ganesá / Amy Catlin--Ganesa in Southeast Asian art: Indian connections and indigenous developments / Robert L. Brown--The Tantric Ganesa: texts preserved in the Tibetan canon / Christopher Wilkinson--Ganesa in China: methods of transforming the demonic / Lewis R. Lancaster--Literary aspects of Japan's dual-Ganesa cult / James H. Sanford.