Publisher's Synopsis
The present Book "Serpent Lore of the Western Himalayan Region," is a thoroughly investigated and analyzed study. It comprises 10 chapters:1. Geophysical Setting, 2. Socio-cultural Backdrop, 3. Genesis and Proliferation of Serpent Cults, 4. Serpents of Aquatic Sphere, 5. Serpents of Terrestrial Sphere, 6. Serpent as the Lord of Weather, 7. Serpents of Lower Kinnaur, 8. Serpent as a Terrific God, 9. Serpent as the Patron God, 10. Gugga as the Anthropomorphized Hero.