Thesiss

This thesis examines the image of Ardhanarisvara (Lord who is half woman) in three distinct areas of Indian culture, specifically Indian iconography, yoga theory, and Saiva devotional poetry. Using a feminist theoretical perspective, this thesis challenges the meanings ascribed …

This dissertation is a study of the first two chapters of the Śivadrsti of Somānanda, the ninth-century Kashmiri credited with founding the Pratyabhijñā or “Recognition” school of Śaivism, along with Utpaladeva's heretofore untranslated Śivadrstivrtti , also called the Padasamga…