The Myths and Gods of India

The study of Hindu mythology explores the significance of the most prominent Hindu dieties as they are envisioned by the Hindus themselves. Referred to by its adherents as the "eternal religion," Hinduism recognizes for each age and each country a new form of revelation—and for each person, according to his or her stage of development, a different path of realization.

HINDUISM / MYTHOLOGY "Alain Daniélou was a man whose vast and curious learning in the fields of literature, music and the Orient was unequalled in our time. His beautifully written works remain to console us in our increasingly barbaric continent. Our debt to Alain Daniélou's scholarship and deep humanity is immeasurable."—(James Kirkup, The Independent) "The physical aspects of this book and its arrangements are beyond reproach. The style is lucid; the lack of polemic is particularly attractive. The total result is a volume that is a pleasure to behold...