Dear Westin,
You may also want to have a look at the three articles by Wilhelm Jahn on the subject: 'Die Legende vom Devadāruvana', published in 3 parts in *Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft, *volumes 69-71 (1915-17). It also forms a major element in the South Indian *Cidambaramāhātmya*, for which see Hermann Kulke, *Cidambaramāhātmya: Eine Untersuchung der religionsgeschichtlichen und historischen Hintergründe für die Entstehung der Tradition einer südindischen Tempelstadt*, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 1970. The earliest version may well be that recorded in the early *Skandapurāṇa*, chapter 167 (verses 72-80), edited and discussed with reference to other sources in my own book *Early Śaivism and the Skandapurāṇa: Sects and Centers* (Groningen: Egbert Forsten, 2006). I hope this helps. Best wishes, Peter Bisschop —— Peter C. Bisschop Professor of Sanskrit and Ancient Cultures of South Asia Leiden University Institute for Area Studies (LIAS) Matthias de Vrieshof 3 / 2311 BZ Leiden / The Netherlands https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/staffmembers/peter-bisschop#tab-1 copies of my publications are available for download at https://leidenuniv.academia.edu/PeterBisschop ERC PURANA project (2022-2027) https://purana.pubpub.org/ On Mon, Apr 1, 2024 at 7:27 AM Westin Harris via INDOLOGY < [email protected]> wrote: > Thank you all for replying on and off the list. > > Here is our Pine Forest survival kit at present time: > > Doniger, Wendy. *Asceticism and Eroticism in the Mythology of Śiva*. > (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1973). > > - Especially chapter 6. > > > ——. *Śiva: The Erotic Ascetic* (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1981). > > - Especially chapter 6. > > > Handelman, Don, and David Shulman. *Śiva in the Forest of Pines: An Essay > on Sorcery and Self-Knowledge* (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004). > > > ——. *God Inside Out: Śiva’s Game of Dice* (Oxford: Oxford University > Press, 1997). > > - Re: the Pine Forest episode’s relationship with Siva’s dice game > narratives. > > > Kramrisch, Stella. *The Presence of Śiva* (Princeton: Princeton > University Press, 1981). > > - Especially chapter 7. > > > Pathak, Shubha. “Shifting Śāstric Śiva: Co-operating Epic Mythology and > Philosophy in India’s Classical Period,” *International Journal of Hindu > Studies* 27, no. 2 (2023): 173–212. ( > https://doi.org/10.1007/s11407-022-09337-8). > > > > *Sincerely,* > > *Westin Harris* > Ph.D. Candidate > Study of Religion > University of California, Davis > https://religionsgrad.ucdavis.edu/people/westin-harris > <https://religions.ucdavis.edu/people/westin-harris> > > 2021 Dissertation Fellow, > The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhist Studies > > Sarva Mangalam. > > > On Sun, Mar 31, 2024 at 5:34 PM Shubha Pathak <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> >> Dear Westin et al., >> >> Two relevant secondary sources with which to start, if you have not >> already done so, are *Asceticism and Eroticism in the Mythology of Śiva *by >> Wendy Doniger [O'Flaherty] and *Śiva in the Forest of Pines: An Essay on >> Sorcery and Self-Knowledge *by Don Handelman and David Shulman. I >> discuss both books in my article "Shifting Śāstric Śiva: Co-operating >> Epic Mythology and Philosophy in India’s Classical Period,” *International >> Journal of Hindu Studies *27, no. 2 (2023): 173–212 ( >> https://doi.org/10.1007/s11407-022-09337-8). >> >> Sincerely, >> Shubha >> >> >> >> ––– >> Shubha Pathak, PhD, PhD >> Associate Professor >> Department of Philosophy and Religion >> American University >> Battelle-Tompkins 113 >> 4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW >> Washington, DC 20016-8056 >> >> Phone: 202-885-2957 >> Fax: 202-885-1094 >> E-mail: [email protected] >> Web pages: http://www.american.edu/cas/faculty/pathak.cfm >> >> https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4087-0601 >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* INDOLOGY <[email protected]> on behalf of >> Westin Harris via INDOLOGY <[email protected]> >> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 26, 2024 7:37 PM >> *To:* INDOLOGY <[email protected]> >> *Subject:* [INDOLOGY] On Devadāru Forest/lingam origin narratives... >> >> >> *External Email:* Use caution with links and attachments. >> Dear Indologists, >> >> I thought there would already be a thread on this topic, but my searches >> of the archives came up fruitless. >> >> I am looking to learn more about narratives of Śiva in the Devadāru >> forest (cavorting with the sage's wives and rebuking the sages) as an >> origin story for the worship of *śivaliṅga*s. >> >> - What are the oldest datable examples of the Devadāru forest >> narrative and/as the origin story for liṅga worship? (Purāṇas or >> otherwise?) >> - I have heard contemporary traditions (especially in the South) >> refer to this form of Śiva as Bhikṣāṭana. Is this epithet attested in the >> earliest sources, or does it develop later? >> - I have also heard the Devadāru/Bhikṣāṭana Śiva associated with >> narratives of Śiva's penance after beheading Brahmā. Is the Devadāru >> forest >> narrative often associated with Śiva's brahmanicidal episode, or is this >> connection less common? (It seems to me that the Devadāru forest narrative >> already hinges on topoi like transgression and expiation, as Śiva rebukes >> the sages for their transgressions but then provides his *liṅgam* as >> a means to absolution, so I could see how the two vignettes might >> naturally >> overlap). >> >> As a disclaimer, I fully understand that dating puranic stories is often >> a nonstarter. Therefore, speaking of "earlier" and "later," or "often" and >> "common," can already be problematic. Still, I am hardly an expert in the >> vast puranic corpus, so any help is much appreciated. >> >> Thank you all. >> >> *Sincerely,* >> >> *Westin Harris* >> Ph.D. Candidate >> Study of Religion >> University of California, Davis >> https://religionsgrad.ucdavis.edu/people/westin-harris >> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://religions.ucdavis.edu/people/westin-harris__;!!IaT_gp1N!z0fk4xkDOBelVfgs03mUfT0d104Kt2jbVRzc1OE22ZUacxepf_L2JSAI5-VilvnFCm1I0mGvXzawqOQj4BSjfV2StFax$> >> >> 2021 Dissertation Fellow, >> The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhist Studies >> >> Sarva Mangalam. >> > > _______________________________________________ > INDOLOGY mailing list > [email protected] > https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology >
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