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Краткое содержание: Фаллические заметки
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A smooth black stone stands in a stone dish in Indian shrines, and Jennings follows it from Siva to Osiris.
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Краткое содержание: 7 min на чтение
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- Слов: 37 700
- Уровень в библиотеке
- Сложное чтение long sentences, a rich vocabulary
- Первая публикация
- 1891by Харгрейв Дженнингс
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Фаллические заметки in short
Phallic Miscellanies follows one symbol, the linga, from the village shrine to the ancient world. It begins with the stone and its dish, then sets it in Hindu thought, where Siva destroys so that things can be made new. Along the way you meet Jennings's comparisons with Osiris and Bacchus.
What Фаллические заметки is about
Picture a smooth black stone standing upright in a shallow stone dish. At dawn, girls from the village come to it. They sprinkle it with water from the Ganges and hang garlands of bilwa flowers on it. Five lamps burn beside it, and a bell rings to frighten off evil spirits. This is the linga.
Phallic Miscellanies by Hargrave Jennings, an English writer who died in 1890, gathers travelers' accounts, myths and scholarly notes on its worship. You get a guided walk through one symbol of creation, told largely in the voices of others. Many of them pass strong judgments, which belong to them and not to settled fact.
Для кого. This book suits readers who love comparative religion, Hindu myth, old travelers' reports and Victorian scholarship, and anyone curious how Siva, Osiris and Bacchus came to share one argument.
The 8 key ideas
Key idea 1 · free to read
India is the home of the linga
Jennings opens with a bold claim. India, he says, is the chief home of linga worship, and has been for ages. Hardly a temple lacks a lingam. In many shrines it is the only form in which the god is honored.
The emblem is a smooth black stone rising from a stone shaped like a long saucer, the argha or yoni. Together they stand for the union of the sexes and for the active energy seen throughout nature. Lingas come in every size. Tiny ones sit in silver cases worn on the arm. Village ones rise two or three feet. Colonel Sykes is quoted on the huge round linga in the cave temple at Ellora, and on another near Tuneer that measures forty-two feet around.
The daily rite is plain. The priest bathes the stone, marks it with white powder, lays flowers and leaves on it, lights a lamp and bows. Jennings admits the true age of the worship cannot be known. He suggests it began as the worship of one spiritual being and grew into a pantheon of nearly a million gods.
The book starts with what a worshipper sees and does, before it turns to theory.
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Siva destroys in order to renew
Jennings focuses on Siva, the god whose emblem the linga is.
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Myths link Siva to Osiris and Bacchus
The first chapter tells the story of the churning of the sea.
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Many stories explain why the linga is worshipped
Chapter two gathers the Puranas' tales on where linga worship began.
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Somnath and the great shrines show the worship in history
Chapter three moves from myth into dated history.
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Basava and the Jangamas made the linga a personal faith
The book gives its longest human story to a reformer named Basava, and to the sect that follows him, the Jangamas, also called Lingayets.
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Siva's household, goddess worship and the author's verdicts
Chapters four to six turn to Siva's family and to the worship of the goddess.
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Did phallic worship begin in India and spread west
The last chapter asks where it all began.
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What is Phallic Miscellanies about?
It is a collection of accounts of linga worship in India, centered on the god Siva. It covers temples, rites, myths, sects and history, and compares Hindu practice with the cults of Osiris and Bacchus.
What is a linga and what does it mean?
A linga is an upright black stone, often set in a dish called the yoni. Worshippers see it as a sign of Siva and of the creative power found throughout nature.
Who is Siva in this book?
Siva is the third god of the Hindu triad, linked with destruction and renewal. The book describes his forms, his names, his bull Nandi, his wives and the many legends told of him.
Who wrote Phallic Miscellanies and when?
Hargrave Jennings, an English author who died in 1890, wrote it as a companion to his earlier volumes. It draws on nineteenth century travelers, officials and scholars, so its views belong to that period.
Is Phallic Miscellanies easy to read?
It is arranged in short chapters with clear summaries at the start of each. Stories, travelers' scenes and quoted sources keep it lively, and a word list at the end explains Indian terms.
Как сослаться на это издание
Jennings, Hargrave. Phallic Miscellanies. Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/products/phallic-miscellanies.
Jennings, H. (2026). Phallic miscellanies. Library of Alexandria. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/phallic-miscellanies (Original work published 1891)
Jennings, Hargrave. Phallic Miscellanies. Library of Alexandria, 2026. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/phallic-miscellanies.
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