Terms and Questions

Siva

Terms:

Proto-Siva

Rudra

Sati

Sivling

Ganesha

Ardhanarishvara)

Nataraja


Questions:

1.  How does the mythology of Shiva recapitulate the "lively tension" in Hinduism? What, if anything, does it bring to this age-old tension that is new?

2. Describe two general features of Siva