Tamil Temple Myths: Sacrifice and Divine Marriage in the South Indian Saiva Tradition (Princeton Legacy Library) by David Dean Shulman - 1980

Princeton University Press, 1980. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Book and dust jacket in very solid, unmarked condition.

Princeton Univ Pr, 1980-01. Hardcover. Very Good. hardcover with dust jacket, bright, pages clear and bright, shelf and edge wear, cracked, corners bumped, from private collection, NOT an ex-library copy, packaged in cardboard box for shipment, tracking on U.S. orders

Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1980. Hardcover. VG+/G+. light sunning to cloth edges. ex-libris plate to cover pastedown; red dot to title pg. pgs clean & bright. dustjacket has edge-wear & rubbing; tear to upper & lower edges; corners rubbed, lower corner torn.. green cloth boards w/ dark green & gilt emblem & dark green & gilt spine. book xvi, 471 pages w/ bw illustrations. yellow & green dustjacket. A very nice, sharp copy. "...David Shulman brings together the stories associated with these sacred sites and places them in the context of the greater Hindu religious tradition."--Jacket.

Princeton Univ Pr, 1980-01. Hardcover. Good.

Princeton University Press, 1980. Book. Fair+. Hardcover. 0691064156 Approximately 2-3 inches of spine stitches showing through in gutter, with some looseness. Underlining/notations to a few pgs. South India is a land of many temples and shrines, each of which has preserved a local tradition of myth, folklore, and ritual. As one of the first Western scholars to explore this tradition in detail, David Shulman brings together the stories associated with these sacred sites and places them in the context of the greater Hindu religious tradition..