Table of Contents

*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. v*Illustrations, pg. vii*Preface, pg. ix*Acknowledgments, pg. xiii*Abbreviations, pg. xv*INTRODUCTION. Locating the Tradition, pg. 3*CHAPTER ONE. Ritual and Human Powers, pg. 22*CHAPTER TWO. Oscillation in the Ritual Universe, pg. 42*CHAPTER THREE. Becoming a Siva, pg. 83*CHAPTER FOUR. Summoning the Lord, pg. 112*CHAPTER FIVE. Relations of Worship, pg. 137*CONCLUSION, pg. 163*Notes, pg. 165*Glossary, pg. 181*Selected Bibliography, pg. 189*Index, pg. 195