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Alain Daniélou explores phallic symbolism across religious traditions, from prehistory to India, Egypt and the Greco-Roman world, taking the lingam and the cult of Shiva as his main points of reference.
India, beyond all other countries on the face of the earth, is preeminently the home of the worship of the Phallus—Linga puja. It has been so for ages and remains so still.
Der römische Gott Mithras aus der Perspektive der vergleichenden Religionsgeschichte.
A posthumous collection of Alain Daniélou’s writings on Hindu thought, ritual and traditional culture.
George Ryley Scott explores the significant role that male sexual organs, practices, and rites have played in various traditions throughout history and into the present day.
Alain Daniélou explore le symbolisme phallique à travers les religions, de la préhistoire à l’Inde, l’Égypte et au monde gréco-romain, en prenant le lingam et le culte de Shiva comme principaux points de référence.
René Guénon’s foundational study of Hindu doctrines, presenting them as expressions of an immutable metaphysical tradition while challenging Western interpretations of Indian religion and philosophy.
Alain Daniélou’s autobiographical journey between East and West, tracing his pursuit of spiritual freedom, beauty and the sacred from Europe to India and back again.
Alain Daniélou traces Shiva and Dionysus to a common prehistoric tradition, presenting Shaivism as a surviving key to the pagan religions, rites and symbols of the ancient West.
Five tales of ancient gods and hidden traditions in the Roman countryside, where Mithraism, Shivaism and the sacred landscape challenge the certainties of the modern world.
