Śiva’s multiplicity of presence in aniconic and iconic form
The early medieval Śaiva Siddhānta school, a theistic school of Hinduism, positively embraced material forms as means for worshipers to approach the god Śiva. Theistic schools of thought like the Śaiva Siddhānta and their iconophilic ritual practices are responsible for the profusion of religious im...
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
[2017]
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Religion
Year: 2017, Volume: 47, Issue: 3, Pages: 459-482 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
India (Süd)
/ Śaiva-Siddhānta
/ Hindu art
/ Iconic element
/ Image prohibition
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| IxTheo Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism KBM Asia |
| Further subjects: | B
Aniconism
B Śaiva Siddhānta B Worship B Āgamas B Śiva B Icons B Tamil Nadu B Hinduism |
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Volltext (doi) |