Publisher's Synopsis
the origin and significance of phallic worship, in which the chapters discuss a) the Nagas b) the evolution of the Naga cult.and c) the meaning of the linga and a re-inquiry into its origin; part 2) is on the Buddhist and Jaina remains in Tamil Nadu; part 3) describes Tamil temples and part 4) charts the growth of sectarianism and some important dates. This book is a reprint of the 1929 edition.