Filtering by Genre / Topic: phallus in books gave 11 results.
An early comparative exploration of phallic worship, fertility cults and the generative powers of the gods in ancient and later religious traditions
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.
Often neglected or considered too transgressive, the Priapeia, with its blend of Roman and Hellenistic influences, offers a complex view of ancient customs, especially homosexuality, combining literary tradition with sociological insight.
A erotic military fantasy set against the dramatic background of Rome’s conquest of the British Isles.
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.
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.
Robert Turcan on Elagabalus, the Syrian sun cult and an emperor-priest’s challenge to Roman religion
