Concept of Rudra-Siva Through the Ages

Concept of Rudra-Siva Through the Ages

The current book sheds fresh information on the progressive growth of the notion of Rudra-Siva in his animal, phallic, and human forms from the days of the Harappa Civilization. This development can be traced back to when the Harappa Civilization existed. It investigates how Siva, the composite Aryan-non-Aryan Divinity, was not only admitted but was ultimately crowned with an exalted position in the Brahmanical pantheon; how the bull, which was once identified with the deity, was regulated to the position of a vahana; how phallism was related to Saivism; and also how Siva, in his different forms, was represented in early Indian Art and the Art of Further India. Because of the breadth and depth of the author’s research, he has been able to fill an important need in the field, and his approach to the topic as a whole is unmatched. A comprehensive bibliography is included in this rigorous research on Siva that was conducted.

Author

MAHADEV CHAKRAVARTI

About the Author(s)

MAHADEV CHAKRAVARTI, a scholar of Modern History, did his thesis on Saiva

in Ancient India. He is now Reader and In-Charge, Department of Modern

History, Calcutta University Post-Graduate Centre, Agartala, Tripura. He

has contributed many valuable papers in scholarly journals and seminars.