| ID | 135710 |
| Title Proper | Antiquity of Shiva Worship |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Lal, Makkhan |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | India and China are not only the two oldest living civilizations in the world but still remain attached to their roots. Both the civilizations have seen, in the various stages of their existence, seven other Great Civilizations – Roman, Greek, Egyptian, Mesopotamian, Inca, Aztec and Maya – disappearing from the face of earth. By this simple fact one can understand the stability and all encompassing nature of both the civilizations – India and China. While the Chinese civilization continues from 1300 B.C. till date; the Indian civilization has continued with its ups and downs from 7th millennium B.C. – a time span of almost 9,000 years. Excavation of an Upper Palaeolithic shrine at the prehistoric site at Baghor, near Allahabad, and the similar shrine being in use today in the nearby village (see figs.1A and 1B) shows how the continuity, even in the shape of an abstract deity and the structure of shrine can survive almost over millennia. |
| `In' analytical Note | Dialogue Vol.16, No.2; Oct-Dec.2014: p.54-60 |
| Journal Source | Dialogue 2014-12 16, 2 |
| Standard Number | India |