Universal Śaivism

The Appeasement of All Gods and Powers in the

Śāntyadhyāya of the Śivadharmaśāstra
Author: Peter Bisschop
Print Publication Date:
In Universal Śaivism Peter Bisschop provides a critical edition and annotated 04 Sep 2018
translation of the sixth chapter of the Śivadharmaśāstra `Treatise on the Available Formats:
• E-Book
Religion of Śiva’, the so-called Śāntyadhyāya 'Chapter on Appeasement’. The • Hardback
Sanskrit text is preceded by an extensive introduction on its composition,
transmission and edition. ISBN: 9789004384361

The Śivadharmaśāstra has arguably played a crucial role in the formation,

Extent: viii, 221 pp.
development and institutionalisation of Śaivism. Through a detailed study of
Language: English
its extensive śānti mantra, Peter Bisschop shows how the text advocates a
Publisher: BRILL
system in which all worldly and cosmic power is ultimately dependent upon
Śiva. The mantra itself is a mine of information on the evolving pantheon of Series:
early Brahmanical Hinduism. Gonda Indological Stud­
ies, Volume: 18
Thanks to generous support of the J. Gonda Fund Foundation, the e-book
Subjects: Religion, Asian
version of this volume is available in Open Access. Studies, South Asia,
Asian Studies, Religion in
Asia, Religious Studies

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All interested in the history of Hinduism, in particular early Śaivism, and all  

scholars of Sanskrit literature.

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