About the Book: Indian Theogony: A Comparative Study Of Indian Mythology From
The Vedas To The
This book is concerned with the triad of classical Indian mythology, Brahma the
Creator, Visnu the preserver and Siva the destroyer. These gods did not always
dominate the Indian religion; the way in which the gods of the Vedic pantheon
many of whom are recognizably related to other Indo-European gods were changed
over time and with the cultural and social needs of the population they served,
is traced in broad outlines. The gods of the triad assimilated lesser gods, and
their attributes, in this process, until they reached their positions of