The origin of Saivism and its history in the Tamil land
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The origin of Saivism and its history in the Tamil land
Asian Educational Services, 1985
Available at 4 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Reprint. Originally published: 1929
"This thesis submitted in February 1927 was accepted by the University of Madras for the Sankara-Parvathy prize for the year"--P. 1
Bibliography: p. [77]-80
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
the origin and significance of phallic worship, in which the chapters discuss a) the Nagas b) the evolution of the Naga cult.and c) the meaning of the linga and a re-inquiry into its origin; part 2) is on the Buddhist and Jaina remains in Tamil Nadu; part 3) describes Tamil temples and part 4) charts the growth of sectarianism and some important dates. This book is a reprint of the 1929 edition.
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