At head of title: Heinrich Zimmer

"Lecture course delivered at Columbia university the winter term of 1942."

Eternity and time: The parade of ants ; The wheel of rebirth ; The wisdom of life -- The mythology of Vishnu: Vishnu's maya ; The waters of existence ; The waters of non-existence ; Maya in Indian art -- The guardians of life: The serpent, supprter of Vishnu and the Buddha ; Divinities and their vehicles ; The serpent and the bird ; Vishnu as conqueror of the serpent ; The lotus ; The elephant ; The sacred rivers -- The cosmic delight of Shiva: The "fundamental form" and the "playful manifestations" ; The phenomenon of expanding form ; Shiva-Shakti -- The great lord -- The dance of Shiva -- The face of glory -- The destroyer of the three towns -- The goddess: The origin of the goddess ; The island of jewels -- Conclusion

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