Dattatreya the Immortal Guru, Yogi and Avatara: A Study of the Tranformative and Inlusive Character of a Multi-Faceted Hindu Dei

This book presents the multi-faceted Hindu deity Dattatreya from his Puranic emergence up to modern times. Dattatreya’s Brahmanical portrayal, as well as his even more archaic characterization as a Tantric antinomian figure, combines both Vaisnava Saiva m

Antonio Rigopoulos is the author of The Life and Teachings of Sai Baba of Shirdi, also published by SUNY Press.